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My Parents Were Really, Really Cool About Supporting What I Wanted To Do At A Really Young Age. I Think I Was About 10 When I Caught The Bug. They Would Drive Me Down To New York If There Were Auditions. When I Was 12, I Did This Show On Broadway Called 'high Society,' So We Moved To New York For The Run Of That.

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My Parents Were Really,

Anna Kendrick

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My Parents Were Really, Really Cool About Supporting What I Wanted To Do At A Really Young Age. I Think I Was About 10 When I Caught The Bug. They Would Drive Me Down To New York If There Were Auditions. When I Was 12, I Did This Show On Broadway Called 'high Society,' So We Moved To New York For The Run Of That.

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