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Eddie, we're in show biz. It's all about razzle-dazzle. Appearances. If you look good, and you talk well, people will swallow anything.
— Criswell ‧ Ed Wood
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
A cynical pep talk about show business: flash and polish matter more than substance, and if someone looks good and speaks smoothly, people will accept nearly anything. It's a shallow philosophy that treats presentation as a kind of con, with "swallow anything" delivering the sting.
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