![I knew that one movie could either kill my career or give birth to it. It's the same thing with Nelson. If you fail at Nelson [movie about nelson Mandela], you don't get to comeback and say, 'Well, I was trying. Let me do it again.' There are no re-takes.](/assets/img/quote-photos/i-knew-that-one-movie-could-either-kill-my-career-or-give-birth-to-it-its-the-s.jpg)
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