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" In detective land, you have to deal with a lot of intense emotions, so you yourself have to remain mostly unemotional and detached. These are people, like law enforcement and surgeons, in professions that don't have the luxury of being able to be emotional or to break down. In my line of work, it's almost a requirement. "

Juliette Lewis

Work

Law

Luxury

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Juliette Lewis

Adversity

Thrive

" It's not my nature to dominate and bully. "

" When I feel something, I feel it to the ninth power. "

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" Although I missed home, North Carolina is a spectacular place to spend four months. Wilmington has a great downtown area. It is not too small town or too big city. The people were really welcoming and nice. The weather was lovely. "

" My eyebrows are a mess. They're skinny; they're dodgy. "

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