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I find i like to work with a lot of the same actors, because i find that there's sort of shorthand there, and there is this unspoken trust, both ways. they trust me and i trust them. and i know what i'm going to get from them, to an extent. it's just fun, kind of creating this little family.
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Todd Phillips
I find i like to work with a lot of the same actors, because i find that there's sort of shorthand there, and there is this unspoken trust, both ways. they trust me and i trust them. and i know what i'm going to get from them, to an extent. it's just fun, kind of creating this little family.
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