Lew Wasserman Quotes

Historically, they have tended to avoid being active, because they had some concern about it helping or hurting them, as the case may be.

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• Historically, they have tended to avoid being active, because they had some concern about it helping or hurting them, as the case may be.

  

  Lew Wasserman
  • May
  • Concern
  • Case