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I found Jumpy on YouTube. I wrote a movie about a guy with a dog and was like, What have I done? This is going to be a nightmare. We're a small movie and we're never going to be able to do this.
Ti West
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Ti West
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: October 5
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