Steve Erickson quote

A street is a story in asphalt - so it's a paradox that the streets are the one place where the movies play fast and loose with continuity, something to which L.A. streets lend themselves as naturally as does the city's psyche.
Steve Erickson
Steve Erickson
Born: Apr 20, 1950

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Paradox, City, Something, Loose, Does, Continuity, Psyche, Where, Story, Place, Which, Lend, Movies, Themselves, Naturally, Fast, Play, Street, Streets

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