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I Always Like To Look On The Optimistic Side Of Life, But I Am Realistic Enough To Know That Life Is A Complex Matter. With The Laugh Comes The Tears And In Developing Motion Pictures Or Television Shows, You Must Combine All The Facts Of Life - Drama, Pathos And Humor.

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I Always Like To Look On The Optimistic Side Of Life, But I Am Realistic Enough To Know That Life Is A Complex Matter. With The Laugh Comes The Tears And In Developing Motion Pictures Or Television Shows, You Must Combine All The Facts Of Life - Drama, Pathos And Humor.

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