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Confident, stressed, greedy.
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Fairly decent bloke.
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Realising I was never going to make it big in professional swing dance.
My short film, Scrubber, in 2011. At that time in my life it seemed easier to pay for it myself than to apply for funds.
I’ve done some acting jobs where everybody’s gone out of their way to make sure that you feel annoying and easily replaceable.
Hey Ya, by OutKast.
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