![I had written the script a few years earlier for Paramount, then later got hired with Sam [Fuller] to write an entirely new script that he was going to direct. And that was one of the great thrills of my professional life.](/assets/img/quote-photos/i-had-written-the-script-a-few-years-earlier-for-paramount-then-later-got-hired.jpg)
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