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I've Made Movies That Were Adaptations And I've Been Kind Of Frustrated By The Process Because, You Know That Old Axiom, 'it's Never As Good As The Book'? It's Often True Because Nothing Competes With Your Own Imagination. When You're Reading A Book And You Imagine Something In Your Head, Nothing's Going To Compete With That.

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I've Made Movies That

Amber Heard

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I've Made Movies That Were Adaptations And I've Been Kind Of Frustrated By The Process Because, You Know That Old Axiom, 'it's Never As Good As The Book'? It's Often True Because Nothing Competes With Your Own Imagination. When You're Reading A Book And You Imagine Something In Your Head, Nothing's Going To Compete With That.

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