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" My mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first day of work as an extra. She's that kind of mother. "

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" Sometimes my family got me in the door. Somebody would say, 'Bruce Dern's daughter - sure I'd like to meet her.' It was a point of interest. But after five minutes of talking about my father, I still had to read for the part. "

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