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On Wed, 12 Jul 1995 14:05:11 -0400 Mike Frank said:
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>for myself i have to say that i have virtually no interest in making anything,
>but an intense interest in understanding how texts are made, why they are
>made, what they mean, and why they are valuable
>
>an analogy: i'd rather be a great batting coach who knows all there is to
>know about hitting but can't swing a bat, than be the world's greatest
>hitter who cannot explain anything abnout his skill
 
I'm reminded of a lunch-table conversation some years ago I said
that "everyone has a film script in the bottom of their trunk --
except you" I said to a now internationally renown film theorist.
 
"Don't be so sure," he responded.
 
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