When I give a lecture, I accept that people look at their watches, but what I do not tolerate is when they look at it and raise it to their ear to find out if it stopped.
About Marcel Achard
Marcel Achardwas a French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies maintained his position as a highly recognizable name in his country’s theatrical and literary circles for five decades. He was elected to the Academie francaise in 1959.
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When I give a lecture, I accept that people look at their watches, but what I do not tolerate is when they look at it and raise it to their ear to find out if it stopped.
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