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I mean no film is beyond criticism, but I think we've made a very modest movie.

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Walter Hill
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: January 10
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I don't much like looking back.
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I get a great high from writing.
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The graphic novel form really interests me and I like the freedom that format offers.
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I wouldn't not want to be a director and write as I wouldn't not to want to be a writer and direct movies.
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I'm always happy to talk to somebody it's flattering that people remember your movies. Especially some movie that you did, for Christ's sake, almost 35 years ago, or what's especially pleasant is if you're talking about some movie that you did 35 years ago and they're 20 years old.
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I always loved comic books and I'm still a great fan of the graphic novel.
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