This is not a movie about smelling the urine! It's another kind of movie. " Volker Schlöndorff got … - Dustin Hoffman

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Dustin Hoffman

This is not a movie about smelling the urine! It's another kind of movie. " Volker Schlöndorff got Billy Wilder to agree to these conversations - you can buy it - because Volker spoke German at times. And he said to Billy Wilder: "What is in your mind?" And he said: "If you're going to try to tell the truth to the audience, you'd better be funny or they'll kill you. " And I haven't forgotten that.

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