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" Journalism is not writing. "

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" I was a child prodigy. Like Michelangelo, who could draw a perfect circle at age five. I was extremely gifted. I could paint a perfect portrait of someone at age five. "

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" There is always that need to feel that you're doing your possible best. "

" War is war. Vietnam is no different from the Crusades. "

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" I wouldn't look pretty as a woman. "

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" They've said everything about me that they could: racist, Marxist, rightist, homophobic, sex change - I don't know what else they could come up with. "

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" Movies are about people; there're not about ideas. It's like great novels. Great novels are not about ideas. There's never been a great novel about ideas. "

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