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I'm not one for the trappings of success. I drive a one-year-old Citroën Xantia and I hate shopping. I did have a share in a glider - that is as far as it goes.

— David Sproxton

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We use the word authenticity, it’s about being honest and uncynical. We strive to make the characters true; they believe the world they are living in, however ridiculous it is. We know how to make the films, but getting the story to land absolutely spot on – that’s the hardest bit.

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To rank the effort above the prize may be called love.

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The weak shows his strength and hides his weaknesses; the magnificent exhibits his weaknesses like ornaments.

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