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" I was born here and I was raised here in Los Angeles. And when I was five years old, my best friends were Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen because we lived across the street from each other. "
Troian Bellisario
Friends
Street
Los Angeles
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" My high school was a private school where you went to an Ivy League. That's just what was expected of you and nothing less. So I grew up never being okay with a 'B' because a 'B' was not good enough. "
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" Seeing my friends succeed, find love, or just feeling content makes me feel unconditionally happy. "
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" I've had a lot of girls reach out to me about struggling with body image. I've only been able to write back to a few of them, but I've been able to write and have correspondence with a few of them and really talk about what I think they should do or if I think they should ask for help. "
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" I love being natural. I never feel more beautiful then after I've been to the beach and my hair's just a crazy mess of salt curls, or when I've just been outside all day hiking. "
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" I'm not a teen anymore, but growing up, some of my favorite things were, like, 'Twin Peaks,' which wasn't even really my time, and this is one of the things, like a weird, quirky, small town mystery. "
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" In college, that was when I felt that acting is the one I really wanted because I got to be my true self; this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. "
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True
Self
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School
Lines
" The minute I'm off that stage, I try to get as 'me' as possible. I do that by piling on my black eyeliner, and I put on my ripped tights. Dressing like myself again helps. "
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Black
Me
Myself
" I'm partial to slouchier, more free clothing. My icon is Patti Smith, so the more rips, the more punk, the more comfortable I feel. "
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Comfortable
" I hate nothing more than having my nails painted. I feel like I'm in time out. "
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" I was going to move to New York after college and had no interest in pilot season. I'd seen what happened on TV shows because of my dad, and I didn't want to open myself up to that. But 'Pretty Little Liars' had a very early audition, and my agents encouraged me to go even though I didn't think it would be my thing. "
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Myself
College
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School
High
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" It's a very wonderful yet difficult thing to be given a lot of really good opportunities and the world is at your fingertips. "
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Good
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Makeup
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Loved
Blessed
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Director
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