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" I have more of a vivid imagination than I have talent. I cook up ideas. It's just a characteristic. "
Francis Ford Coppola
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" They needed someone to write a script of The Great Gatsby very quickly for the movie they were making. I took this job so I'd be sure to have some dough to support my family. "
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