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" Abuse yourself all you want - just leave animals out of it. Don't wear fur. "
Animals
Want
You
" Almost as soon as I went vegan, people started telling me that my skin looked great, and that I appeared younger, slimmer, and healthier. I'm convinced that of all the changes I've made to my lifestyle, it's the adoption of a vegan diet that has been best for me - physically, mentally, and certainly spiritually. "
Great
People
Me
" Anybody that's not supportive of me staying sober obviously has to go. But on the other hand, there are not really a lot of people who don't want me to stay sober. I was a nightmare. "
Hand
Go
People
" At this point, I've really failed at a lot of things. It's nice to be able to say that, in a way. I've failed at music. I've failed at dance. And acting - there have been times when I went out and read lines to audition for acting parts. I believe that if anybody wrangled together those audition tapes, it would be pretty hysterically funny. "
Music
Funny
Believe
" Being a vegan just helps me build up my self-esteem. I feel good about it every time I eat a meal. "
Me
Good
Feel Good
" For me to make a living acting silly for as long as I can get away with it, I think the most viable way to make that happen is to evolve into more traditional comedy. I've really been putting in the work. "
Comedy
Work
Think
" I came to San Antonio, and it's known for the River Walk. So I was just doing some sightseeing, I looked at the bridge and I thought, 'Man, if I do a flip off this bridge, that would be super-cool.' I don't recommend anybody jump off that bridge. "
River
Walk
Thought
" I don't care if people think I'm boring. "
Boring
Think
People
" I don't go around lecturing people and telling them they shouldn't eat meat. I just don't think that's terribly effective. I just try to tell people how I have personally benefitted from the vegan lifestyle. "
Lifestyle
Eat
Try
" I don't think I'm a gay icon. I have no axe to grind. I mean, I'm clearly not homophobic! I'm not pro or con. "
Axe
Think
Mean
" I felt like it was inevitable that I was going to fail in life and die young. So I was frantically scrambling to document my stunts and pack my message into a bottle. I thought maybe I could be discovered after I'd died, like Van Gogh. "
Thought
Young
Life
" I got into being vegan because I was simply looking to benefit from being more compassionate. I have since come to learn that it is an animal-based diet that is responsible for the overwhelming majority of cases of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, multiple sclerosis, and all kinds of other problems. "
Heart
Obesity
Problems
" I guess I just always imagined that I was going to die, like, somehow on top. I was going to, like, go out in some sort of blaze of glory. I never thought about sort of fading into obscurity. And I've worked so hard at having a life, an identity, in obscurity and finding peace with that. "
Die
Life
Peace
" I have a rescue dog named Walter, and Walter and I are such fans of the 'Jersey Shore' that we changed his name to DJ Wally D. "
Rescue
Dog
Shore
" I have a tough stomach, and I've put myself through a lot. But when I first found out what happens to animals on modern factory farms and in today's slaughterhouses, I wanted to throw up - I literally couldn't believe it. "
Myself
Animals
Believe
" I have been really enjoying making a project out of seeking out an extremely healthy diet of raw, organic, vegan foods - and I plan on continuing to do so. "
Plan
Out
Project
" I keep my iPod on shuffle most of the time, but I'm most into Cirque du Soleil soundtracks. "
Time
iPod
Keep
" I'm a proud vegan, whistle-blower, and animal rights activist. "
Activist
Vegan
Rights
" I'm definitely a ham for the paparazzi. "
Definitely
Paparazzi
Ham
" I'm the perfect kind of personality for making YouTube videos. I deal in short attention span theater. I do wild things. "
Short
Perfect
Attention
" I never contemplated any kind of existence or identity after my career. I never thought at some point the entertainment industry is going to be through with me. And when it first occurred to me that my career was going to cease to be ascendant, then I freaked out. "
Me
Kind
Identity
" Initially, my decision to stop eating meat was motivated by fear of spiritual consequences, but right away I found that not eating meat made me feel good about myself. It increased my self-esteem, which I found so rewarding, I wanted to do more. "
Spiritual
Decision
Fear
" I started out making skateboard videos. Soon, it dawned on me I just wasn't that great at skateboarding. So I put down the skateboard and just kept going with the camera. "
Skateboarding
Down
Great
" I think it's important for me to show the world that sobriety hasn't made me soft. I'm on a mission to prove I'm still a nutcase. "
Mission
World
Think
" I think people will be surprised to find that I'm not as much of an idiot as they think I am. I'm not a real moron. "
Real
Find
I Am
" It's commonly said that if slaughterhouses had clear glass walls, nobody would eat meat. I think people go out of their way to remain ignorant about how factory farm animals are treated. "
People
Farm
Animals
" I wouldn't have really committed myself to any kind of spiritual lifestyle, I don't think, if I had not endured great suffering. I think that's the case with a lot of people. "
Spiritual
Suffering
Myself
" My first call is always to my dad. It's really rad. What had initially drove my dad and me apart - all my stunts and antics - has brought us together, closer than we've ever been. My dad's been a huge part of my team. "
Team
Us
Always
" My main focus in sobriety has been to replace fear with faith or love. "
Focus
Been
Faith
" Rather than wait to be discovered, discover yourself. Whatever it is that you intend to do later, start doing it now, get good at it, and show people what you've done. Actions speak louder than words. "
Words
Speak
Yourself
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