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" I've never been like Angelina Jolie, who at one time was spewing out this prototype Bad Girl stuff for people to consume. I've never boxed myself in that way. People can create boxes for me by all means, but it doesn't mean I'm going to step inside them. "

Juliette Lewis

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Juliette Lewis

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" I was scared by social media - just scared of what I might attract. Once I broke onto that thing, because I needed it for my band to tell people about shows, I realized, 99 percent of the time, people are funny, clever, inventive, beautiful. "

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Juliette Lewis

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Juliette Lewis

Adversity

Thrive

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Juliette Lewis

People

Energy

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Juliette Lewis

Myself