I got seduced by being a pop star, and why wouldn’t I? I think I could have made a few more career moves with films. But I was nervous. How do you move forward as an actor creatively if you are just appealing to teenage girls?
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I try not to have disappointments, because a lot of the bad things that happen in life teach you things.
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