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I Moved Out To La, Got An Agent, Started Auditioning. I Didn't Know Anything About How It Worked. And Since I Was Really Bad, Luckily, I Didn't Get Any Of Those Parts.

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Casey Affleck

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I Moved Out To La, Got An Agent, Started Auditioning. I Didn't Know Anything About How It Worked. And Since I Was Really Bad, Luckily, I Didn't Get Any Of Those Parts.

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