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I choose parts because I don't want to be embarrassed when the movie comes out. What if my friends were to see the movie? What if my niece or nephew wandered into the theater and saw the movie? I don't want to be too ashamed of it.

Wallace Shawn

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Wallace Shawn
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: November 12
Actor
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New York City
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Wallace Michael Shawn
Wally Shawn
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