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I never worry about people not taking my work seriously as a resul

I never worry about people not taking my work seriously as a result of the humor. In the end, the comics best trick is the illusion that comedy is effortless. That people imagine what hes doing is easy is an occupational hazard. – Richard Russo

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My dad had this rock hard body and would work 12- to 13-hour days. The guys he worked with were scrap-iron guys. Nobody on that road crew had read a book in 10 years, but there was something about the way they lived I really admired. – Richard Russo

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Movies have to handle time very efficiently. Theyre about stringing scenes together in the present. Novels arent necessarily about that. – Richard Russo

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