All The Jobs I've Gotten In The Last Two Years Are Because Directors Have Seen The Work I've Done - Indie Films, Plays, Short Student Films, TV, Since I Moved To The States In 1996. I Mean, I Have An Entire Career In Canada That Nobody Has Seen. - SearchQuotes

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All the jobs I've gotten in the last two years are because directors have seen the work I've done - indie films, plays, short student films, TV, since I moved to the states in 1996. I mean, I have an entire career in Canada that nobody has seen.

Sandra Oh

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