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Oct 2018
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Paul Dano on Directing His First Film an...

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Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey chats with actor and now screenwriter/director Paul Dano to discuss the trials of directing his first film and adapting one of his favorite authors, Richard Ford. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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