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I had more fun making Traffic than either of the Ocean's films.
Steven Soderbergh
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Steven Soderbergh
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: January 14
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Steven Andrew Soderbergh
Peter Andrews
Mary Ann Bernard
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