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I can make a movie about Lee Harvey Oswald and make you feel what he feels and make you understand why he believes what he believes. That doesn't mean I think you should go out and shoot JFK.

Steven Soderbergh

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