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\"PEN15\" alum Erskine, meanwhile, admitted she isn't sure she'd make a great spy in real life.

\"I'm a horrible liar, so I don't know,\" she said.

\"I find acting and spying to be very similar,\" she continued. \"Like, they actually have a good crossover, and you're playing other characters and you are observing people very closely. So, maybe.\"

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