They're in the business of saying No
11th June 2017 | for Creatives | filmmaking, screenwriting, William Kennedy |
"The usual negative attitude toward anything that you present to folks in Hollywood: They say 'no' all the time; very rarely do they say 'yes.' They're in the business of saying 'no;' they're in the business of not making movies."
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