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I think action should be revealed through character, so if you have a plot problem, it's probably a character problem.

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Zoe Kazan
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: September 9
Actor
Film Actor
Film Actress
Playwright
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Writer
LA
California
Zoe Swicord Kazan
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