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Sometimes I might feel like [a movie] is kind of a weird idea and if I'm going to get enough money to execute it properly I've got to get somebody in it that is going to justify the expense.
Steven Soderbergh
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Steven Soderbergh
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: January 14
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