River Phoenix :
Fame is what gets people to go watch your film. I'm just glad to be in a film i believe in. And if it take's fame to get people there, then it's my job. But i'd rather be a ghost writer than have my name down.
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Fame
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Cinema
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Writers and Writing
Gift it
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