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" I don't want to live in a bubble, in my craft or in the world... I can't, I would be cheating myself out of my generation and the world we live in. "

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" I was so much more insecure at 19. Thank God. It would be really cruel if there were a 19-year-old walking around with my confidence. "

" I rehearsed 50. I kind of stared at it a long time. I wasn't going to let it terrify me. "

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