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“I remember when I had my show [The Chris Rock Show on HBO], I used to run my show. It was so hard to get people to bring sketches to me. No one had ever worked for a black person before. Even the black people hadn't worked for a black person. It literally took a month or two for everybody to know: I'm really running the show.”

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Scott Raab

Scott Raab, born in 1952, is an American author whose works span a variety of genres, including novels, non-fiction, and poetry. He is known for his unique writing style and profound insights into social issues. more

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“One of the best compliments I ever got was "You know what I like about you? You're smart enough to be scared. So many guys come on cocky, they don't want to go over their stuff, they don't want to do a pre-interview. You're always smart enough to be worried till the last minute."”

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“With any other movie, you're entering new territory, so it's quite different to be involved in something where it's the same characters, and the same people.”

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