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I'm Wearing Three Hats; I'm Acting, Producing, And Directing. I Was Very Involved In Developing The Script, Too. But To Me, That Is Very Liberating. To Me, The Lower The Budget, The More I Want To Be Involved. I Want To Be More In Control Of My Own Destiny When There Isn't Much Money Involved, Because You Don't Have The Experts Who Can Control Your Destiny.

-Bruce Campbell

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I'm Wearing Three Hats;

Bruce Campbell

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I'm Wearing Three Hats; I'm Acting, Producing, And Directing. I Was Very Involved In Developing The Script, Too. But To Me, That Is Very Liberating. To Me, The Lower The Budget, The More I Want To Be Involved. I Want To Be More In Control Of My Own Destiny When There Isn't Much Money Involved, Because You Don't Have The Experts Who Can Control Your Destiny.

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