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" You could think of extraordinary examples to the contrary: The Grapes of Wrath... and even into the 70s. "

Charlton Heston

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" I've played three presidents, three saints and two geniuses - and that's probably enough for any man. "

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" Shakespeare is the outstanding example of how that can be done. In all of Shakespeare's plays, no matter what tragic events occur, no matter what rises and falls, we return to stability in the end. "

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" Undeniably the American art form, too. And yet more and more, we see films made that diminish the American experience and example. And sometimes trash it completely. "

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" You cut their money back, for one thing... I go back a long way with the NEA. "

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