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Ben Hecht

"The rule in the art world is: you cater to the masses or you kowtow to the elite; you can't have both."

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"The rule in the art world is: you cater to the masses or you kowtow to the elite; you can't have both."

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"We often forget to draw a new picture because we are so busy criticizing other paintings."

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"Listen to the song of silence to understand the unsung music of the heart."

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"I discovered early in my movie work that a movie is never any better than the stupidest man connected with it. There are times when this distinction may be given to the writer or director. Most often it belongs to the producer."
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"In Hollywood, a starlet is the name for any woman under thirty who is not actively employed in a brothel."
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"I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms from me, the rich man for the alms of my envy, the poor man for the alms of my guilt."
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