There's a whole catalogue of ...

There's a whole catalogue of actors that never went to acting school.
 Dennis Farina

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I learned a long time ago: You're in the entertainment business. You're not in the reality business. One has absolutely nothing to do with the other.
 Dennis Farina
Writer-directors are a little bit more liberal, rather than having just the writer on the set, because I think sometimes the writer becomes too precious with the words. If you're a writer-director, you can see what you're doing and see your work in action, so I think you can correct it right there and still not compromise yourself.
 Dennis Farina