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I don't work with high-concept things that start with a premise, "Wouldn't it be funny if there was this spy who met a... " For me, it could be, "What about people who sell shoes? That must be a bizarre world... when they meet at conventions and talk about shoes."

Christopher Guest

Christopher Guest

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