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Well, you know, with every character, if you're going to expose yourself, you've got to figure out every detail that you're going to play. So there's no character that you can just go put on his shirt and be fully prepared.
Albert Brooks
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Albert Brooks
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 22
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