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I don't want to be ordinary. I'm willing to do the work. I'm willing to suffer the indignities of comedy because I want to be great. I don't want to just be good. I want to be great.
Judd Apatow
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Judd Apatow
Age: 56
Born: 1967
Born: December 6
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