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'Richard Pryor,' I wrote for - gosh - over a year. That was close to getting made for two-and-a-half years after that. We're still pushing it, you know. It is weird. 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By embracing the value of solitude and escapism, modern creatives can cultivate a sense of resilience and learn to navigate the demands of their work with greater clarity and purpose.",{"id":79,"quote_text":80,"author_id":5,"source_id":67,"has_image":60,"author":81,"source":82,"quote_tag":83,"commentary":49},2887201,"I do think that’s so much a part of what being a director is – in working with actors – to really try and be sensitive to what each actor needs to get to where he wants to be.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":48,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":49},{},[],{"id":85,"quote_text":86,"author_id":5,"source_id":67,"has_image":60,"author":87,"source":88,"quote_tag":89,"commentary":49},2887194,"Because his basic idea that he got from the study of gall wasps is that everyone’s sexuality is unique.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":48,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":49},{},[],{"id":91,"quote_text":92,"author_id":5,"source_id":67,"has_image":60,"author":93,"source":94,"quote_tag":95,"commentary":49},2887188,"But the imposition of morality onto science, – where it does not belong – has become rampant in recent years.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":48,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":49},{},[],{"id":97,"quote_text":98,"author_id":5,"source_id":67,"has_image":60,"author":99,"source":100,"quote_tag":101,"commentary":49},2887184,"It’s in the nature of television to restrain the spontaneity of a live event. 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