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" I got picked for very unique and independent filmmaking experiences with auteurs. And I'm so lucky. "
Laura Dern
Lucky
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" My daughter wants to do yoga with me and wants to be in the theater thing, and I can't tell her, 'Don't be an actress.' My son loves guitar and loves to be in a band and wants his iTunes downloaded with all this old-school hip-hop so he understands where hip-hop came from. "
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