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" I've seen deer. I have lots of woodchucks on my property. And bluebirds. Foxes. "
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" I like trying different foods. I've done vegetarian stuff, and I've gone through meat phases, and then I do no bread, and then I eat bread. I'm really all over the place in the way a lot of actors are. "
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