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" If you learn the craft, you can make a movie and get by with tricks. "
D. B. Sweeney
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" I'm a sucker for doing something fun. If somebody wants to pay me to learn how to fly a plane or be a better golfer, that certainly would be a plus - or if it's filming in Tahiti. "
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