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I knew that i needed to do something that i desperately loved. there was a period where i did question if it was acting because i knew that i would be making things hard on myself. i knew that there was going to be a little bit of a hullabaloo because of my dad being who he is and all that.
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I Knew That I Needed To Do

Colin Hanks
I knew that i needed to do something that i desperately loved. there was a period where i did question if it was acting because i knew that i would be making things hard on myself. i knew that there was going to be a little bit of a hullabaloo because of my dad being who he is and all that.
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