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Comedy is a very, very, very stringent business.


Chuck Jones

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CHUCK NORRIS To me, every interview, even if you love the artist, needs to be somewhat adversarial. Which doesn&#...
CHUCK KLOSTERMAN My best advice for writers is: Have your adventures, make your mistakes, and choose your friends poo...
CHUCK PALAHNIUK With a book, you're guaranteed the audience has a certain skill level and that the audience has ...
CHUCK PALAHNIUK I've always found that anything worth achieving will always have obstacles in the way and you...
CHUCK NORRIS If there had been zombies on the iceberg when the Titanic hit it, that would have made a much better...
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