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" I went to college and studied theater; I went to a theater conservatory. I live in New York because I wanted to do plays and still do plays. "

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" While there are so many great things in my life, you get older, and you have responsibilities. And things happen, like my dad dying - things that are tough to shake off. And there are things I'm still trying to figure out. "