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I'm not precious about anything. The effort it took to get something means nothing to me in post.And it means nothing to the audience. I'll chop limbs off. I'll put an arm where a leg should be. I'll do anything.

Steven Soderbergh

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