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John Waters Quotes: Watching a movie should be like hunting. Out of context, every image of the cinema is yours for a split second. Take them before they bury it.
         

Watching a movie should be like hunting. Out of context, every image of the cinema is yours for a split second. Take them before they bury it.


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