I was doing political carto... by Terry Gilliam, an American Director

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“I was doing political cartoons and getting angry to the point where I felt I was going to have to start making and throwing bombs. I thought I was probably a better cartoonist than a bomb maker.”

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Name: Terry Gilliam

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Nov 22, 1940

Profession: Director

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