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I'm not as eager to go just work to work. I have another life outside of it, and if I'm pretty sure the movie's not going to have a life, or if it's not a director I believe in, then I probably will say no.
Scott Speedman
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Scott Speedman
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: September 1
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