Cinema Quote by Terry Gilliam

“We did Holy Grail, and I got my name up there as one of the directors. After that, I started moving more and more down the line I wanted to, which was making movies.” quote by Terry Gilliam — Download Open image

“We did Holy Grail, and I got my name up there as one of the directors. After that, I started moving more and more down the line I wanted to, which was making movies.”

Terry Gilliam

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