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I want to make activism a bigger part of my life, while hopefully maintaining the opportunity to help out causes that i really care about. and being an actor allows me to do that. shooting a cisco commercial allows me to do that. i mean, doing all these things allows me to talk about these issues. but don't think there aren't those moments where i'm like, "what am i doing? i have to quit my job and chain myself to a tree." believe me, i have those moments.
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I Want To Make Activism A Bigger

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I want to make activism a bigger part of my life, while hopefully maintaining the opportunity to help out causes that i really care about. and being an actor allows me to do that. shooting a cisco commercial allows me to do that. i mean, doing all these things allows me to talk about these issues. but don't think there aren't those moments where i'm like, "what am i doing? i have to quit my job and chain myself to a tree." believe me, i have those moments.
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