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" Maybe some people have been turned off of me because I take what I'm doing pretty seriously, and I don't feel the need to charm everybody. "

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" I can't put much weight into whether the public likes me because the more important thing is that, as an actor, I can truly say that there's not a single director or actor who I've worked with who'd have a bad thing to say about me. "

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" Absolutely, 'Rabbit Hole' gave me a nice first introduction into film acting. "

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