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John Hurt Quotes: The first film is everything you want to say and how you want to say it. Lots of directors will do that and do it really well, but the second film is not so easy.
         

The first film is everything you want to say and how you want to say it. Lots of directors will do that and do it really well, but the second film is not so easy.


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