Tim Robbins (Timothy Francis Robbins) Quotes

As we applaud the hard-edged realism of the opening battle scene of Saving Private Ryan, we cringe at the thought of seeing the same on the nightly news.We are told it would be pornographic.

Tim Robbins

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• As we applaud the hard-edged realism of the opening battle scene of Saving Private Ryan, we cringe at the thought of seeing the same on the nightly news.We are told it would be pornographic.

  

  Tim Robbins
  • Battle
  • Scene
  • News