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Believable Quote by Mark Twain

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“The difference between fiction and nonfiction is that fiction must be absolutely believable.”

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Making the unbelievable believable is different on a set with 'Fantastic Four,' where it's like, 'Wind machines! Because the airship is coming in and…

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'The Avengers' made it more believable that I could have been a major in the U.S. Army.

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As an actor, I like my films to be believable.

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American traditions and the American ethic require us to be truthful, but the most important reason is that truth is the best propaganda and…

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Why am I an atheist? The short answer is that I cannot accept any of the alternatives. I simply don't find them believable.

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An idea has no worth at all without believable characters to implement it; a plot without characters is like a tennis court without players.…

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