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" He was also very clear that the decision to cast me as Cora was all Michael's. "

Madeleine Stowe

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" He also didn't like a lock of my hair and said that he couldn't get into the moment without the hair being just right. I quietly knew that he was anxious and that the hairdo wasn't the real issue. But we all let it go and came back to the scene sometime later. "

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