Of course, at their best, movies are anti-literature and, as a medium,…

Truman Capote
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Of course, at their best, movies are anti-literature and, as a medium, belong not to writers, not to actors, but to directors. ✨ Truman Capote (2013). Portraits and Observations, p.271, Modern Library
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