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Sam Mendes

"I think with Blair Witch and The Sixth Sense, people are much more open to something that is different."

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"I think with Blair Witch and The Sixth Sense, people are much more open to something that is different."

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"I'm certainly getting a lot more mail... that's basically it."
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"There's one thing better than having a great actor, and that's having a great actor who's never done this kind of role before and is hungry to do it. They're testing themselves every day. They want to get out of their trailer and get to work."
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