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"No, United Artists was a very extraordinary organization, because once they had agreed on the director, they believed in letting him have his way. They trusted me, and that doesn't often happen."
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"Actually, watching television and surfing the Internet are really excellent practice for being dead."
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"Oh, the relationship with actors and managers and agents and things is a terrible problem sometimes."
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