"It is dangerous to let the public behind the scenes. They are easily disillusioned and then they are angry with you, for it was the illusion they loved."
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"I'm not trying to force something, but I do enjoy working behind the scenes and I do enjoy bringing all of the ingredients to the kitchen so that we can make the movie."
"Being in the pulpit, was like being in the theatre; I was behind the scenes and knew how the illusion worked."
"I don't know if I'll ever direct, but producing is dipping my toe into my behind-the-scenes world."
"I want to see more women behind the scenes."
"Eleanor Roosevelt could easily have told negroes the deceitful maneuvering of the United States government that was going on behind the scenes. She never did it. In my opinion she was just another white woman whose profession was to make it appear that she was on the negro's side. You have a lot of whites who are in this category. Therefore, they have made negro loving a profession."