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As soon as the actor steps into the role, you probably can cut 50% of the lines because there's a person there now. And what a person does with their eyes, with their mouth, with their hands, the way they walk into a room, you can probably cut half the scene.

Stanley Tucci

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Stanley Tucci
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: November 11
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