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Nobody wants to read about the honest lawyer down the street who d

Nobody wants to read about the honest lawyer down the street who does real estate loans and wills. If you want to sell books, you have to write about the interesting lawyers – the guys who steal all the money and take off. Thats the fun stuff. – John Grisham

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Ive had nine of my books adapted to film, and almost all were enjoyable. Ive been very lucky with Hollywood, and look forward to more movies being adapted. But I dont get involved in that process. I know nothing about making movies and I stay away from it and hope for the best. – John Grisham

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And thats the mission of The Innocence Project in New York, is to exonerate people who have been wrongfully convicted, and also work from a policy angle with Congress and state legislatures to prevent future wrongful convictions. – John Grisham

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Quite often I can be in a bookshop, standing beneath a great big picture of myself and paying for a book with a credit card clearly marked John Grisham, yet no one recognises me. I often say Im a famous author in a country where no one reads. – John Grisham

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We had access to too much money, too much equipment, and little by little, we went insane. – Francis Ford Coppola

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Any fool can make enough money to survive. Its another thing to keep yourself consistently entertained. Its a lot of work, and a lot of fun, to make a life. – Robert Fulghum

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As long as I can make lots of money in other businesses, Ill continue to subsidize my own work. – Francis Ford Coppola

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First and foremost I am a drummer. After that, Im other things… But I didnt play drums to make money. – Ringo Starr

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