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    Bret Easton Ellis‏Verified account @BretEastonEllis 5 Mar 2013

    When someone complains that a movie is "completely devoid of emotion" can't they understand that numbness is a legitimate feeling as well?

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      1. Sarah Rappaport‏Verified account @SarahRapp 5 Mar 2013
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        @BretEastonEllis Beige is a color, but I don't have to enjoy that either

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      1. Aaron Stewart-Ahn‏Verified account @somebadideas 5 Mar 2013
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        @BretEastonEllis especially when you feel numbness sitting on your ass because a movie's so fucking boring it's all you can think about

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      1. ryan trask‏ @yestrask 6 Mar 2013
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        @BretEastonEllis @jpthesane Only if you're rich, pretty, live in LA, and have acted like a child your entire life #ohwait

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      1. Johni Parker‏ @johniparker 5 Mar 2013
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        @BretEastonEllis Great Tweet.

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      2. Stuart Hazeldine‏Verified account @stuarthazeldine 5 Mar 2013
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        @BretEastonEllis That statement pretty much explains your entire oeuvre.

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      3. Ana von Rebeur‏ @anavonrebeur 28 Mar 2013
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        @stuarthazeldine @BretEastonEllis hahaha...thats a blow to the jaw!

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      4. Stuart Hazeldine‏Verified account @stuarthazeldine 28 Mar 2013
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        @anavonrebeur @breteastonellis observation more than criticism.

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      1. Precious Gorgeous is Bad.‏ @PrecGorgRalf 3 Jun 2016
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        @Scamandalouspic.twitter.com/UlFRDt2de7

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      1. Ana von Rebeur‏ @anavonrebeur 28 Mar 2013
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        @BretEastonEllis Oh...come on! . For numbness we all got LIFE itself! Why putting it also in a movie?

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      1. LadyGirlPerson LGP‏ @LadyGirlPerson 17 Mar 2013
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        @BretEastonEllis Some people confuse thinking with numbness.

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      1. Henry L. Herz‏ @HenryLHerz 15 Mar 2013
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        @BretEastonEllis "numbness is a legitimate feeling" just like atheism is a legitimate religion #WaitWhat

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      1. Dougal Rose‏ @DougalRose 15 Mar 2013
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        @BretEastonEllis I don't think numbness is a desired feeling when watching a movie. I'm surprised you do!

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      1. Randy Spencer‏ @madeintempe 15 Mar 2013
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        @BretEastonEllis Just like songs, a great movie is often all in the writing.

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      1. Sam Ixelles‏ @Shmixelles 12 Mar 2013
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        @BretEastonEllis bllleeuurgghh

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      1. Trystan Trazon‏ @trystantrazon 5 Mar 2013
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        @BretEastonEllis The reviews in for "The Canyons"?

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      1. MONOBROW‏ @MarkWCleary 5 Mar 2013
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        @BretEastonEllis I recall The Informers as being totally devoid of emotion.

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      1. Thottie Goldsmith‏ @nopopnostyle 5 Mar 2013
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        @BretEastonEllis this is how i feel about Depeche Mode!

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      1. the real chris beck‏ @SubBeck 5 Mar 2013
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        @BretEastonEllis Those movies tend to make me numb as well though, e.g. Cosmopolis.

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