Cinema Quote by Kenneth Tynan

“The greatest films are those which show how society shapes man. The greatest plays are those which show how man shapes society.” quote by Kenneth Tynan — Download Open image

“The greatest films are those which show how society shapes man. The greatest plays are those which show how man shapes society.”

Kenneth Tynan

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Show me a congenital eavesdropper with the instincts of a Peeping Tom and I will show you the making of a dramatist.

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