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All I know is that I operate by going out to each of them and trying to learn the territory in which they operate. My language to each of them has to suit their brain.

Sam Mendes

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Sam Mendes
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: August 1
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Television Director
Television Producer
Theatrical Director
Samuel Alexander Sam Mendes
Samuel Alexander Mendes
Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes
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