"Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for realism."

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"Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for realism."

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"I remember having to take detours around the Hollywood sign to avoid having to see this grotesque poster of myself on Sunset Boulevard."

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