In every successful production, whether television or featu… - Harlan Ellison

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In every successful production, whether television or feature film, the presence of one strong man can be seen: whether the head actor, or the head writer, or the director, or the producer, if there is one man with balls enough to swing his weight in the cause of artistic integrity, what emerges, nine times out of 9.89, is worth viewing, while the reverse proportion holds for those efforts born of Art by Committee Decision.

Harlan Ellison

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Harlan Jay Ellison (27 May 1934 – 28 June 2018) was an American author (mostly of speculative fiction) and media critic.

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Native Name: Harlan Jay Ellison

Alternative Names: Cordwainer Bird

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