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" I've always been really dark, and drawn to darker humor. Nothing has been forced, and I don't say anything for shock value. "
Amy Schumer
Nothing
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" I'm super grateful that there wasn't social media when I was a kid, but that sort of self-doubt crept in at a young age. It's bullying. It's the comments here and there, and maybe somebody says something to you that they don't even mean to be a mean-spirited comment, but they'll just kind of say it to you in passing. "
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" The last couple of roles I missed out on went to Jennifer Hudson, Jessica Biel and Olivia Wilde. "
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