The WGA issued its Pattern of Demands on February 27.
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The rest is window dressing at best, he continued.
We have become their minions.
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I have dropped the ball, wasted years seeking the approval of people with money.
Dont get trapped in their world of box office numbers!
We dont work for them!
Kaufman exclaimed to a third round of applause.
We dont work for the world of box office numbers, we work for the world.
He encouraged the scribes in the room to write honest stories.
They tricked us into thinking we cant do it without them, he said.
But the truth is they cannot do anything of value without us.
And the ballroom went wild.
