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It wasn't until I let go of the idea of the brass ring that it showed up, and fortunately for me, it… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
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![“[Liv Corfixen] very much part of my life in that she's everything in my life and we found a way to use each other much more on a creative level as well. She was kind of the idea for this movie so I wanted to acknowledge that. She gave me the original idea to make the film.” quote by Nicolas Winding Refn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/217/nicolas-winding-refn-1480_acknowledge_liv-corfixen-very-much-part-of-my-life-i_1465852.jpg)
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