Hansen, who had studied acting at some of New York’s prestigious studio schools, recalled that when the reading was over, Robin strode right up to him and shook his hand “even though clearly he didn’t need to.” “He was like, ‘We have a lot in common,’” Hansen said. “I was like, ‘There’s no way we have anything in common’—I didn’t say that, but that’s what I’m thinking. I was serving hot meals yesterday. And he was like, ‘You studied with Sandy Meisner, I studied with John Houseman at Juilliard. We both come from the same background.’ He did that with each boy. He had that one thing to make you
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