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> [I'm drawn to a good story, really, as I hope most people are. For me, it's the story that's going to stay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-kwanten/i-m-drawn-to-a-good-story-really-as-i-hope-most-people-are-for-me-it/)

[Ryan Kwanten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-kwanten/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e9/ryan-kwanten-15087_cinema_i-m-drawn-to-a-good-story-really-as-i-ho_795581.jpg)

> [When I was making these damned pictures, I never knew about film noir. If you had asked me about it then, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-fuller/when-i-was-making-these-damned-pictures-i-never-knew-about-film-noir/)

[Samuel Fuller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-fuller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c07/samuel-fuller-21894_bills_when-i-was-making-these-damned-pictures_2116160.png)

> [I decided to write Westerns because there was a terrific market for Westerns in the '50s. There were a lot of pulp…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-decided-to-write-westerns-because-there-was-a-terrific-market-for/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/302/elmore-leonard-3471_because_i-decided-to-write-westerns-because-ther_2264386.jpg)

> [ The story \[for the western genre\] is everything. Whether it's a book or a screenplay, the story drives everything. And if you… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/the-story-for-the-western-genre-is-everything-whether-it-s-a-book-or/)

[Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6b/clint-eastwood-513_book_the-story-for-the-western-genre-is-every_2561060.jpg)

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