Producers are men who will keep their heads in the noisy presence of writers and directors and not be carried away by art in any of its subversive guises. Their task is to guard against the unusual. They are the trusted loyalists of cliche.

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Against Any Art Away Carried Cliche Directors Guard Heads Keep Men Noisy Presence Producers Subversive Task Trusted Unusual Who Will Writers

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