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Debbie Allen

"I didn't need the insurance. I do it again if my DP tells me it didn't look good in the camera or if the actors didn't hit their marks. But if everything was working why do it again?"

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"I didn't need the insurance. I do it again if my DP tells me it didn't look good in the camera or if the actors didn't hit their marks. But if everything was working why do it again?"

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"Everything has to be well thought out - what do you really need, when can you do with less coverage."
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"But out of limitations comes creativity."
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