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The making of the movie and the routine of making the movie is a lot like being in a Spanish prison for five years on a marijuana breakdown.

Steven Spielberg

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Steven Spielberg
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: December 18
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Cincinnati
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Steven Allan Spielberg
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