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" One thing I refuse to do is force it. So I've canceled many auditions because nothing has come up, and I don't want to waste anybody's time. God forbid they outright give it to me and I don't connect with it. "

Tituss Burgess

Want

Nothing

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Athens

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Tituss Burgess

Lucky

Comic

" My mom is quite religious, and she got the name Tituss from the Bible. It's one of the smallest books in the Bible. I don't know why she added an 's,' but she just did. "

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Tituss Burgess

Involved

Far

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Tituss Burgess

Women

People

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Know

People

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Hate

Bothered

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