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I grew up as a reader as well as a movie-lover, so many of the novelists I admired - and so many of the great filmmakers I loved - were self-taught.

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Curtis Hanson
Age: 71 †
Born: 1945
Born: March 24
Died: 2016
Died: September 20
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Whereas to write, all you need is paper and an idea, so I felt that writing might be my stepping stone.
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That love of movies is very much alive in me.
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