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Conrad Hall

"I don't think of myself as a director or writer. I think of myself as a filmmaker."

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"I don't think of myself as a director or writer. I think of myself as a filmmaker."

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"My peers say I have made a difference. That means more to me than winning an Oscar."
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"But you know you haven't done it all because you know everything keeps evolving and changing; and you know you can evolve with it if you grow and develop as a human being."
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"I can still recall the thrill of shooting my first film."
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"It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made an impact on the history of cinema."
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