I always thought the real violence in Hollywood isn't what's on the sc…

David Mamet
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I always thought the real violence in Hollywood isn't what's on the screen. It's what you have to do to raise the money.
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I always thought the real violence in Hollywood isn't what's on the screen. It's what you have to do to raise the money.

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