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''In a lot of rap music today, you can hear what has actually happened in the inner cities. But I'm not a big fan of gangsta rap because I don't find there to be anything heroic about shooting people and raping women.'' -- Spike Lee on CompuServe

''The best thing [about MTV] was the innocence, the open programming, the low cost of doing videos.the worst was watching big business take over.'' -- Joan Jett on Prodigy

''It's easier making a smaller film like [El] Mariachi. There are no budget worries because there is no budget. There is no crew problem because there is no crew. If you screw up, no one is around to see you screw up -- so it's no longer a screwup.'' -- Robert Rodriguez on America Online

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