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I grew up thinking there was something called 'independent film,' which I wouldn't necessarily have had access to if there wasn't Sundance.


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IRA GLASS We've heard the bad news. Now we have to hear the good news.
IRA ZUCKERMAN You're one person and I could have a group of loans that will go to that bank.
IRA ZUCKERMAN I'm not a go-in-for-the-kill kind of interviewer. It's a great thing to me, that kind of int...
IRA GLASS I'm not a natural storyteller at all. If anything, I'm a natural interviewer, a natural list...
IRA GLASS The primary goal with the petition is to make sure the seniors are fully informed for the primaries.
IRA LEEDS These are not your average hackers. They're highly skilled people who try to find holes in commercia...
IRA WINKLER Just as you can be for health care reform without having any animosity toward nurses, you can be in ...
IRA MEHLMAN Any discussions around that are totally confidential.
IRA LUSTBADER When the security manager found out, he went through the roof.
IRA WINKLER When you buy their product, you have to register with it. They make you register with it in order to...
IRA WINKLER The more functionality you have, the more likelihood there is for a security vulnerability, and Wind...
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