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I just produced Criminal, this remake of Nine Queens, and one of the things that appealed to me about Nine Queens is that it was a performance piece, and that's the most fun.

Steven Soderbergh

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Steven Soderbergh
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: January 14
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