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I've been really lucky when it comes to casting kids, and I don't particularly like child actors. Too often, they just show up, and they've had whatever real innocence that's in a child just beaten out of them. They start to perform for you, and you can just see it coming. It's no good.
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"I've been really lucky when it comes to casting kids, and I don't particularly like child actors. Too often, they just show up, and they've had whatever real innocence that's in a child just beaten out of them. They start to perform for you, and you can just see it coming. It's no good."
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I've been really lucky when it comes to casting kids, and I don't particularly like child actors. Too often, they just show up, and they've had whatever real innocence that's in a child just beaten out of them. They start to perform for you, and you can just see it coming. It's no good. — Jeff Nichols

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Jeff Nichols was a Director from United States (1978–present).

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Who said "I've been really lucky when it comes to casting kids, and I don't particularly…"?
This quote is attributed to Jeff Nichols, a Director from United States.
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Jeff Nichols lived from 1978 – present.
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