a b Salisbury, Mark; Burton, Tim (2006). Burton on Burton. Faber and Faber. p.54. ISBN 0-571-22926-3. This piece of weirdness, this is what you're going to go out into the world with? You're developing into a very good executive. You've got great taste in material. Why are you going to squander all that for this piece of shit" was basically what he was saying. It goes to show, right? Shortly after that, we sold it to the Geffen Company. [8]

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