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" My mother's a police officer, so there was only so much trouble I could get myself into. But my father grew up on the other side. "

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" I have family that are vets of the military. My grandfather served as well. "

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" I have members of my family who are in the military. I have friends who are in the military. Classmates who served in the military. "

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" If you feel your rights are being abused by the authorities, and you don't say something, sometimes the cops don't know how far to take it. They have a hard job, but at the same time, I think it's just about educating yourself. "

" The only thing that I know how to do as an actor, as a trained actor, is you can't villainize the character you're playing. Whether it's a fictional character or a real character. Because then you operate from that sort of negative point of view, and you can't humanize him. "

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