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I'm first and foremost interested in the story, the characters. ↗

— David Lean

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My talk show takes place in bed, in Italy. ↗

— Amanda Lear

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I was much distressed by next door people who had twin babies and played the violin; but one of the twins died, and the other has eaten the fiddle, so all is peace. ↗

— Edward Lear

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It crossed our minds early on that the more an audience cared - we were working before, on average, 240, live people. If you could get them caring - the more they cared, the harder they laughed. ↗

— Norman Lear

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Originally, with all the shows, we went looking for belly laughs. ↗

— Norman Lear

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TV that people will never see, that giant international corporations will never touch, will never pay your salary. ↗

— Norman Lear

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We live in a country where John Lennon takes eight bullets, Yoko Ono is walking right beside him and not one hits her. Explain that to me! ↗

— Denis Leary

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Politics is largely a matter of heart. ↗

— R. A. Butler

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You can have good writing, but a great actor will make it feel and sound like great writing. You can have great writing, and mediocre actors will make it feel mediocre. Without the actors, you have nothing. ↗

— Denis Leary

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There are three side effects of acid: enhanced long-term memory, decreased short-term memory, and I forget the third. ↗

— Timothy Leary

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