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“For me, I guess I'm the acting equivalent of somebody that jumps off buildings and parachutes.”

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I was 3-years-old - to this day it is a vivid memory. My family and I were on a boat, catching fish. As one…

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I enjoy writing rhymes and sitting alone in a room listening to beats. It's pretty amazing.

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It's an amazing feeling to go into a studio and really be alone.

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I began acting when River was doing this TV series and they needed two kids for the show, so they got me and my…

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It takes nothing away from a human to be kind to an animal.

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My parents were just searching for an alternative way of raising their children.

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The reason I keep making movies is I hate the last thing I did. I'm trying to rectify my wrongs.

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I once told a journalist that girls call me 'Kitten,' but I couldn't have been more sarcastic, and no matter how many times I've…

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When I go out with the ladies, I don't force them to pronounce my name. I tell them I like to go by the…

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I have this horrible sense of humor where I think discomfort is funny - partly because I experience discomfort a lot, and it's a…

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The expectation is this low, gravelly voice for John, but I went through his early recordings and there were songs in there where the…

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Do I have a large frog in my hair? I have the sensation that something is eating my brain.

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Once I committed to acting, this has been it.

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