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" A lot of black-and-white films generally have a color version that will be used for TV. "
Noah Baumbach
Black-And-White
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" I think it's always interesting how music means different things to different people, and people who overthink it are looking to in some ways show off with music, versus people who just respond to a song and decide to sing it. "
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