Q: How do you react when people say you two are the saviors of modern cinema?

Affleck: Whoa. They say that?
Damon: I guess I’m flattered. There’s a part of me deep down that always kinda knew I was cut out for something big.
Affleck: Since you put it that way, I guess I have too. Kinda.

Q: I was just bullshitting. Who the fuck would say that?

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Gary Coleman, the diminutive ne’er-do-well child star of Diff’rent Strokes, has been hand picked by Martin Scorcese to helm Scorcese’s next picture, Albatross Junction, according to sources at the Hollywood Reporter. Coleman, 30, was most recently in the news in late August, when he pleaded not guilty to assault and battery charges for allegedly punching [...]

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SAN FRANCISCO — There’s something brewing on director Francis Ford Coppola’s Northern California vintery/chateau/filmmaking hideaway, and it’s more than the wine.
This afternoon, the acclaimed director, perhaps known best for The Godfather films and the Vietnam epic Apocalypse Now, and head of American Zoetrope (the indie before indies were chic), announced he’s throwing his mogul [...]

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“We’re not a flash in the pan. I’m so sick of hearing that. Ask the people at Sundance who loved Blair whether or not we’re a flash in the pan.”

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“(Kubrick) was like a submarine. Always waiting for my big juicy ship to pass in the night so that he could torpedo it and save all the pieces for himself.”

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WESTWOOD — Director Steven Spielberg announced a new set of filmmaking standards to an enthusiastic mix of Hollywood insiders and journalists at a late morning, last minute press extravaganza at the Bruin Theater, catching many of the industry’s media elite off guard. The veteran director dropped what some are calling a “new Magna Carta” at [...]

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When asked about the return of droopy-eared alien from THE PHANTOM MENACE, Lucas looked uncomfortable. “I like French toast,” he replied, “but does that make me French?” and then began staring up at the ceiling.

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