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I slowly came to realize that this job of being an actor, you spend most of your time looking for work. That is your job. Your job is auditioning. You spend very little of your time actually working.

Nathan Fillion

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Nathan Fillion
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: March 27
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Executive Producer
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Edmonton
Alberta
Nathan Christopher Fillion
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