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" Writing, by nature, is a fairly solitary occupation. "

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" There's nothing good that comes out of war. It's simply hell on earth, and people survive, and people don't. "

" There's no service ribbon for people who fought in Korea. We lost over 30,000 men between 1951 and 1953 - as many as we lost in 15 years in Vietnam. "

" I cut 'Deer Hunter' myself. "

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" The Indians believe all things have spirit - even the hail that comes from the sky is spirit. If you believe that, which I implicitly do, everything is alive. "

" I have a very simple definition of a good movie: a good movie makes you forget you're watching a movie. "

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" I never second-guess myself. "

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