Quote by Jack Palance

Studio press agents make up anything they want to, and reporters go along with it. One flack created the legend that I had been blown up in an air crash during the war, and my face had to be put back together by way of plastic surgery. If it is a 'bionic face,' why didn't they do a better job of it?

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This quote criticizes the manipulative tactics used by studio press agents and the willingness of reporters to accept and propagate fabricated stories. The speaker specifically references a false rumor about their involvement in an air crash and subsequent plastic surgery to reconstruct their face. They mockingly questions the efficacy of the supposed "bionic face," suggesting that if the story were true, the outcome should have been more convincing. The quote highlights the prevalence of misinformation and the media's role in perpetuating and creating fictional narratives.

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