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Euphoria, passion and feeling like nothing else in the world matters.
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Probably missing out on roles I really, really wanted, but I’m a big believer that if it’s for you, you’ll have it. So those clearly weren’t for me.
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That I wouldn’t be successful. Joke’s on them, I guess.
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