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When I was very young, you would get the TV listings from The Globe and The Herald, and you would basically go through them, circle things, and map out your viewing week.
William Monahan
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William Monahan
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: November 3
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Getting the correct writer is simply like casting. You wouldn't hire an actor in order to tell him how to work. He knows how to work, which is why you hired him.
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I hate doing anything in offices. I either want to be out in the world or in my own environment - and it should be your own environment that you work in.
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