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"I... had guys on the set who didn't like me... they weren't interested in the cold character."
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"Sometimes it just doesn't translate to people. You just move on, and you feel bad because people worked so hard on it and everyone loved it... Everybody was treated so well and was going for something and trying to do the best work possible."
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