Gilbert Gottfried could ignite a room with a single line, which is why almost no one suspected anything was wrong. He kept the jokes coming while privately carrying something much heavier than anyone imagined.
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This quiz isn’t here to coddle you with options. You’ll get a quote (maybe legendary, maybe sneaky), and it’s up to the film nerd in you to prove that you’ve got it.
Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!
— Peter Sellers as President Merkin Muffley in "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" (1964)
Written by Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern, and Peter George.
Television doesn't owe permanence. A star might headline the posters, but the story may quietly outgrow them. Sometimes, a new voice takes the lead, or the center just blurs.
He never asked for your sympathy. As cameras flashed and crowds cheered, Chadwick Boseman quietly carried a terminal illness and chose not to tell the world.
Gilbert Gottfried could ignite a room with a single line, which is why almost no one suspected anything was wrong. He kept the jokes coming while privately carrying something much heavier than anyone imagined.
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