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"But I always had the ability to say no. That's how I called my own shots."
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"I come from a great family. I've seen family life and I know how wonderful, how nurturing, and how wonderful it can be."


"So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it's a positive one."


"I wanted to look at them because I feel, internally, that I am an ordinary person who has had an extraordinary life."


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