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I do like to make films with a political theme, but sometimes it's nice simply to make people laugh. that's the hardest thing to do in fact.
-Ridley Scott
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Ridley Scott
I do like to make films with a political theme, but sometimes it's nice simply to make people laugh. that's the hardest thing to do in fact.
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