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Directing, I realize, on film is far more personal, you know. Cinema really is a director's medium. This is a very personal film.


Sam Mendes

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SAM LEVENSON I'm so tired of men who are afraid to hurt women's feelings.
SAM KINISON I guess they're tough jokes. But there's lots of things you either laugh or cry at. And you ...
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