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Jill Clayburgh

"What bugs me is that movies don't reflect how interesting and vibrant women are. We don't treasure women as they get older."

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"What bugs me is that movies don't reflect how interesting and vibrant women are. We don't treasure women as they get older."

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"I was so young, and making movies, going to the studio every morning at dawn was magic."

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