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I don't really get attached to anything. I'm pretty brutal about cutting stuff. With each successful movie, I've discovered anything that's not connected to the immediate story is going to be cut out of it.

Judd Apatow

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Judd Apatow
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: December 6
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