Gene Siskel Quotes
That's probably when I get the most angry at American movies, when they just so cynically manipulate the audience without even trying to give a good story.
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Lucy Fry and I became very good friends on the set…I called her ‘Royal Higness’ & she answered, ‘Yes, my Guardian.
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That's probably when I get the most angry at American movies, when they just so cynically manipulate the audience without even trying to give a good story.
