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I don't believe in using too much graphic violence, although I've done it. It's better to be suggestive and to allow the viewer to fill in the blanks in their minds.

Tobe Hooper

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Tobe Hooper
Age: 74 †
Born: 1943
Born: January 25
Died: 2017
Died: August 26
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