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I've always had the sensation that people in America are always avant-garde. Very attentive to all the new innovations. But it's very specialized.
Sergio Leone
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Sergio Leone
Age: 60 †
Born: 1929
Born: January 3
Died: 1989
Died: April 30
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I had never thought of making a western even as I was making it.
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I have to be honest about one thing. When I want to America, no on asked me how I was. Everyone always asked me, How much do you make?
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My mother was an actress. My father was an actor and a director. I am the son of filmmakers.
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My films are often characterized by the lack of women present in them, except for this last one [Once Upon a Time in America].
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