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Well first of all you have to make the character strong so that people can follow that. And then hopefully that character can integrate with the background of the social situation that people can recognize.

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Oliver Stone
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: September 15
Actor
Film Director
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New York City
New York
William Oliver Stone
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