Michel Gondry Quotes

I don't like the idea of competition - maybe because I kept losing them when I was a kid. Maybe it's better to be the one who loses?

Michel Gondry

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• I don't like the idea of competition - maybe because I kept losing them when I was a kid. Maybe it's better to be the one who loses?

  

  Michel Gondry
  • Kids
  • Ideas
  • Competition