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I wanted to race cars.
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A comedian or rapper. You can tell by the way I’m dressed that I’m a frustrated rapper.
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I didn’t want to be anything because I don’t look ahead. Even as a kid I thought it was pointless.
Sofia Coppola
American filmmaker and actress
A magazine editor like Diana Vreeland.
Julie Andrews
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A botanist or a florist.
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