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" I live in constant fear of being fired or dropped for that dark part of my work I can't control. "

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" Remember when you were in school and the teacher would put a picture under an overhead projector so you could see it on the wall? God, I loved that. Tellya the truth, I used to look at that beam of light and think it was God. "

" My goal on my bucket list is to write a romantic comedy movie. "

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