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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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Joe E. Lewis said, Money doesnt buy happiness but it calms the nerves. And that is how I feel about a film being well-received. – Alexander Payne

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When youre a houseguest and you leave, its nice to straighten something up or send your hosts a useful gift. And when you leave the planet, its nice to have made a positive contribution. – Alexander Payne

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positive
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I think success right now is not about how famous you are or how much youre getting paid, but its more about if youre steadily working and youre happy with what youre doing. – Sarah Hyland

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I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist. – Nat King Cole

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In New York, after that famous home run, they expected me to be up there every year. That homer raised me to a high level, with the top guys in the game. – Bobby Thomson

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There are a lot of good things about being famous but there are a few not so good things too. – Sharon Stone

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