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" I'm always looking for other interesting films to either act in or direct. "

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" Character actors just pile up the credits because you work on a movie for, like, a few days. It's not like I'm the lead in everything I do - far from it. I'm not spending three or four months on a picture; I'm spending three or four weeks. Sometimes three or four days. "

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" I was going to buy a van and move to LA so I could secretly pursue acting without any of my friends knowing. "

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