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" I'm super and very openly obsessed with voice-over. 'In a World...' was my love letter to the industry of voice-over. And in a way, I sometimes think of it as a 93-minute audition to the voice-over industry to say, 'Hey. Consider me!' "

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Lake Bell

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Brain

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Lake Bell

You

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Lake Bell

Myself

Team

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