"I'm a con artist in that I'm an actor. I make people believe something is real when they know perfectly well it isn't."

People, Artist

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"I'm a con artist in that I'm an actor. I make people believe something is real when they know perfectly well it isn't."

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"I'm a con artist in that I'm an actor. I make people believe something is real when they know perfectly well it isn't."

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