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" People love to get scared. People want to see the worst thing that can happen. "
Haley Joel Osment
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" What attracted me to New York was there was an anonymity that I couldn't always have in Los Angeles, and it was easier to blend in there. The more successful you are, the less you are able to do that. "
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