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I Actually Feel Sorry For Lucas

posted 10 years ago by HijodelCid
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He could have succeeded in legitimate business very well, as he obviously had the right head for business.
He reminds me of such people as Capone, who also had such a talent for business that there was no real reason for him to stick to crime.

God is subtle, but He is not malicious. (Albert Einstein)

[–] abnormallynormal001 10 years ago

Yes, and what does that say about so-called "Legit business" that the kind of personality which thrives is basically a psychopath?

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So yeah, that's how I feel anyways

[–] jordanam 9 years ago

That's a great comment.

[–] tallpall 8 years ago

he's scum. who cares

[–] Gjonnyboy 8 years ago

nah...

“The picture is 1 percent reality and 99 percent Hollywood,” Johnson says. “Frank was illiterate, Frank was vicious, violent. Frank was everything Denzel Washington was not.”

http://www.today.com/id/22716542/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/american-gangster-more-fiction-fact/#.V6zb9WN2BFI

"Call me Winston."

[–] ATG6 (3000) 3 years ago

The movie showed Denzel could be very violent when he had to be.