[on how stunt men got hired in the silent-movie days] The casting director or somebody would come out and say, "Anybody wanna make $10?" They [the stunt men] never said, "What have we got to do?" They said, "Yes, I will". The guy that was chosen would have to jump off a building, So he jumped. If he made it, fine. If he didn't, he got free room and board in the hospital for a while.
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