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Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.

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[Movies are] the most expensive art form ever invented. Leonardo didn't need to ask a studio chief for the money to draw a lower jaw. All he needed was a nickel for a pencil. Goya could paint you a national tragedy for $1.69. But to make a movie you need $1 million.

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Tragedy is if I cut my finger. Comedy is if you walk into an open sewer and die.

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