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Quote by Alexander Payne
Anytime you cast a movie and you need someone famous in the lead p

Anytime you cast a movie and you need someone famous in the lead part, youre a prisoner of whoever happens to be famous in the six-month window in which youre trying to get a film financed. – Alexander Payne

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The novel succeeds on terms exclusive to literature. A good film succeeds on terms exclusive to the cinema. Thats why so many bad novels can become good movies, like Jaws or The Godfather. – Alexander Payne

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Even if we die at 100, were still dying young. I want at least 700 years. Theres a lot of travelling and books to read and movies to see. Im not going to squeeze it all in in 85 years. – Alexander Payne

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But I dont feel the need to be famous. – Jessica Alba

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Im as famous as I want to be. – Tracey Ullman

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I want to thank all the women who have worn my clothes, the famous and the unknown, who have been so faithful to me and given me so much joy. – Yves Saint Laurent

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Its not my goal to be a famous actor. – Gavin DeGraw

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