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" When you first start photographing a show or being into photography, you might think it's cool to see people with their phones, like, 'It's so novel; everyone cares about this moment so much,' but then it becomes... trite, y'know, and shallow. I think the best moments of my life have been spent without phones. "

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" Zelda is the best solo game; Mario Cart is the best group game. "

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" I wanna take a step forward, and I also wanna make sure that step forward is the step that I want and that I'm not being pressured by life. You try and get better at doing something, and a lot of the time, it's because somebody told you that you needed to be better. "

" My parents took a fairly liberal approach at raising me, always encouraging me to be creative and free-thinking. "

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" Most of the people that work for me are my friends, and I'd like to keep it that way. "

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" It is totally cool to be gay. "