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" There's something really earnest inside me all the time. It's not a cool or fun way to be. Sometimes I would like to experience being someone who's not wired the way I'm wired. "

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Myself

Never

Think

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I Am

Time

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Bad

Experience

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Films

Pretentious

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Acting

Family

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My Life

World

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You

Living

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Never

Want

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Luck

Mad

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