Barry Hannah Quotes

I never pulled a loaded pistol on anybody, but it got around that I did. It got turned into lore. It's a myth. There's so much bad gun stuff.

Barry Hannah

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• I never pulled a loaded pistol on anybody, but it got around that I did. It got turned into lore. It's a myth. There's so much bad gun stuff.

  

  Barry Hannah
  • Bad
  • Gun
  • Pistol