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So many times, you get a script and it says, And then, the character cries, and you read the lines and think, That would never make me cry. Those lines are so untruthful. My approach is just to be honest to the situation.

Shailene Woodley

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Shailene Woodley
Age: 32
Born: 1991
Born: November 15
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Shailene Diann Woodley
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