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" Autism does exist on a spectrum, and there are so many manifestations of it, so many kinds of expressions of it. And every case is particular. "

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" People confuse fame with validation or love. But fame is not the reward. The reward is getting fulfillment out of doing the thing you love. "

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" Television lets audiences deeply connect with characters. "

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" Counterterrorism isn't really about the nunchakus, the guns and gadgets. It's about psychology. "

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" When I was 18 I went to college for two years and didn't work for a year which was essential for me, because my identity had been so influenced by my being an actor and I think I just needed to discover what it was to be myself, divorced from all that responsibility. "

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