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There have been times when I've been asked to do things and I've thought, This is great! This is a great script. But, I do not believe myself in this role. I pretend I'm the producer and I think, If I was making this movie, would I cast myself in this part?, and if that doesn't feel right to me, then I don't even go audition for it.

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Billy Campbell
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: July 7
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