When I was a Hollywood press agent, I learned how the Hollywood casting system worked. There was a … - Richard Condon

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The person who believes he must earn the right to go through the door of eternal life will miss the mark.

Richard Condon

When I was a Hollywood press agent, I learned how the Hollywood casting system worked. There was a roster of actors who were always perfect as doctors or lawyers or laborers, and the directors just picked the types they needed and stuffed them into film after film. I do the same [with my characters], book after book.

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