I went and met with Tim Burton for the role of Batman. But I just couldn't really take it seriously; any man who wears his underpants outside his pants just cannot be taken seriously.
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People did not invest in him their idea of what America should be or,... CHARLIE PIERCE Most important of all, there is no right or wrong way to write - there's only what works for you... TAMORA PIERCE Sometimes things aren't clear right away. That's where you need to be patient and persevere ... MARY PIERCE The idea that America elected a black man to be its president forty years after it declined to allow... CHARLIE PIERCE