Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime.

Robert De Niro

The King of Comedy

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Topic

Glory

Speaker

Rupert Pupkin

Actor

Robert De Niro

Source

The King of Comedy

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy drama (film) Drama (film) Comedy drama Drama

Language

English

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

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Citation

The King of Comedy. Directed by Martin Scorses, Embassy International Pictures, 1982.

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Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not possibly have met.

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Topic
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Author

Fran Lebowitz
Source
People Social Studies
Medium
Essay
Language
English
Time
1981 1980s 20th century
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Citation

Lebowitz, Fran. "People." Social Studies. Random House, 1981.

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Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand.

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Actor
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
1967 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Cool Hand Luke. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg, Jalem Productions, 1967.