Curtis Hanson Quotes

I make that distinction only because I came to it strictly as someone who was just a lover of storytellers and cinematic storytellers.

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• I make that distinction only because I came to it strictly as someone who was just a lover of storytellers and cinematic storytellers.

  

  Curtis Hanson
  • Lovers
  • Distinction
  • Storyteller