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" I'm shockingly terrible at action movies. "

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" Comedy was my sport. It taught me how to roll with the punches. Failure is the exact same as success when it comes to comedy because it just keeps coming. It never stops. "

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" My parents are both very funny but they're also relatively soft-spoken, normal human beings while I'm just a lunatic. I don't know where this loud, ballsy, hammy ridiculousness came from. I'm just glad I followed my goals and my parents did too. It's not like we even had a plan when I dragged my mom to Los Angeles. "

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" Running is bad for your knees, and I like to do things I actually enjoy, like going for a swim. "

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" Yes, you should be healthy and take care of yourself, but growing up, I've seen people who have horrible issues with food. "