"Cinema Paradiso, because it reminds me of why I make movies, the magic of movies, the romance of movies."

Movies, Romance, Cinema, Magic

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"Cinema Paradiso, because it reminds me of why I make movies, the magic of movies, the romance of movies."

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"Bruce Willis. Pain in my ass, no problem about that. We just didn't get along. We got along off camera, but shooting we just didn't get along."

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"It's a dumb question, because I don't look at things as a black director, just as a director, so ask me as a director first and we can segue into the colour thing later."

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