Everyone can do a character the way they want to do it, unless the director tells them not to, which isn’t very common.
BARRET OLIVER
BARRET OLIVER
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Barret Oliver1 quotes“Everyone can do a character the way they want to do it, unless the director tells them not to, which isn’t very common.”
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