But this is where you get all the market research and things get in danger of becoming formulaic, … - Colin Firth

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What do you think happens to a composer who is sincere and loves to write and has to wait thirty years to have someone play a piece of his music?

Colin Firth

But this is where you get all the market research and things get in danger of becoming formulaic, and where you depend on brands and getting recognised actors. It's the thing that precludes risk very often, otherwise everyone would be avant-garde all over the place.

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