Unlike a lot of actors, my father encouraged all his kids to go into show business.
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- Any role that big is going to be a challenge for any actor, but for an actor of a young age, it's going to be even tougher.
- For me, growing up, the downside of it was that as a kid you don't want to stand out. You don't want to have a famous father let alone get a job because of your famous father, you know? But I'm a product of nepotism. That's how I got my foot in the door, through my dad.
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