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" You see, I've never really studied acting. "

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" I was brought up in this part of Detroit that they used to call the ghetto. "

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" People don't know about the human part of me that really cares about the world. For instance, I don't know what I feel about wearing my furs anymore. I worked so hard to have a fur coat, and I don't want to wear it anymore because I'm so wrapped up in the animals. I have real deep thoughts about it because I care about the world and nature. "

" I know that my fans want to know who I'm sleeping with, but it's really none of their business. "

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" I think a responsibility comes with notoriety, but I never think of it as power. It's more like something you hold, like grains of sand. If you keep your hand closed, you can have it and possess it, but if you open your fingers in any way, you can lose it just as quickly. "

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" You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself. "

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