“Auditioning is brutal and dehumanising.”

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Left: Vivien Lyra Blair with a serious expression. Right: Annabeth Gish speaks into a microphone at an event

Side-by-side images of Peter Ostrum as a child and as an adult. Left: Peter Ostrum as a child in a movie scene. Right: Peter Ostrum as an adult at an event

Danny Torrance in a scene from the movie "The Shining," looking thoughtful, wearing a baseball shirt with his right hand raised in a fist

A young boy, dressed casually in a light textured long-sleeve shirt with a dark collar, is talking and looking slightly to the side with a neutral expression

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Left: Chunk (Jeff Cohen) from "The Goonies" doing the "Truffle Shuffle." Right: Jeff Cohen as an adult, wearing sunglasses and a hat, smiling

A person in a diner uniform with a name tag stands behind a counter with a joyful expression. A menu board listing food items is partially visible in the background

A close-up of an unidentified person with light-colored, voluminous hair and a serious expression

Side-by-side images of Mara Wilson: left, as a child in "Matilda" with a red bow; right, as an adult in a red dress and necklace

Two side-by-side images: On the left, an actor from a film with curly hair and denim jacket; on the right, the same person as an adult with short hair, glasses, and tattoos

Left: Linda Blair as Regan MacNeil in "The Exorcist," with pale skin and a disheveled appearance. Right: Linda Blair smiling, wearing a lace top with a white blazer