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Cameron Crowe says he learned his most important lesson on a film set from John Cusack

Crowe directed the actor in his 1989 movie Say Anything

The writer and filmmaker spoke with PEOPLE for a story in this week's print issue, about his new memoir The Uncool

Cameron Crowe has directed many stars throughout his storied filmmaking career, from Tom Cruise in beloved movies like 1996's Jerry Maguire and 2001's Vanilla Sky to Kate Hudson in his 2000 hit Almost Famous .

But it was John Cusack , who Crowe worked with in his 1989 movie Say Anything , who taught him his most important lesson as a filmmaker, the Academy Award-winning director tells PEOPLE for a story in this week's print issue.

Crowe, 68 whose new memoir The Uncool hits shelves on Oct. 28

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