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Attention Quote by Mike Faist

“I kind of had to face the music at some point and say, 'All right, how do I engage with all of this attention? And how do I utilize it so I can get to the thing that actually matters most to me, which is the work itself?' But it was daunting, terrifying, scary, because I'm not hiding behind the…” quote by Mike Faist — Download Open image

“I kind of had to face the music at some point and say, 'All right, how do I engage with all of this attention? And how do I utilize it so I can get to the thing that actually matters most to me, which is the work itself?' But it was daunting, terrifying, scary, because I'm not hiding behind the character at that point.”

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