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"I like to make all kinds of movies. I'd do 'Ocean's Thirteen' with the right script."
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"When things go right it's hard to figure out why, but when things go wrong it's really easy."


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"I'm very comfortable with failure. I'm very comfortable being the guy who disappoints people."


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