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" I think I've done pretty well. I've had about 46, or 47 nominations from my movies, and my films have won about 12 awards, so I don't have any complaints. "
Norman Jewison
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" Well, you know the old line - to be nominated is what it's all about. I think that I've done pretty well - I've had about 46, or 47 nominations from my movies, and my films have won about 12 awards in total, so I don't really have any complaints. "
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" I was really excited to have the opportunity to make Fiddler. "
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" I'm in the mood for another Moonstruck experience, for another romantic comedy. "
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" Every generation deals with the breaking down of its tradition, and I think that they rediscovered the film. "
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" When you shoot a musical, you're shooting to lipsynch tracks, so we had to figure out our choreography and work out what we wanted to do with each number before we did it. "
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" I don't like to think that maybe I'm just getting old. I'm not too excited about watching a huge explosion. I'm more interested in people and characters. "
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