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I hate to use this as a metaphor, but making movies is kind of like going to war. It's not - but the stamina required and what it takes to tell a story that is this big in scope, you need a general that will bring out the best in you.

Walton Goggins

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Walton Goggins
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
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Birmingham
Alabama
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