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Alain Resnais

"Luck, I never looked to make difficult movies on purpose. You make the films you can make."

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"Luck, I never looked to make difficult movies on purpose. You make the films you can make."

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"Oh, yes, that never happened to me in my life before. It was a risky film, and I warned the producer."
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