Tim Robbins (Timothy Francis Robbins) Quotes

Any time you're trying to do a movie with a happy ending, it's very difficult because it's been done before and you don't want to be manipulative.

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• The reason that minorities and women dont have a better shot at getting elected to the Senate or to statewide office is because the campaign finance rules are so skewed as to make it very difficult for non-traditional candidates to raise the money necessary to get elected.

  

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• Any time you're trying to do a movie with a happy ending, it's very difficult because it's been done before and you don't want to be manipulative.

  

  Tim Robbins
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  • Done
  • Difficult