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![“Making it [police movie] as realistic as possible. I'm honored to be here because it doesn't happen that often from what I hear. They keep people like me away. "Come down and say 'Hello' and get out!"” quote by Ralph Sarchie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/640/ralph-sarchie-28977_down-and_making-it-police-movie-as-realistic-as-p_165650.jpg)
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