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"Acting kind of pays my bills more than music does."

Marla Sokoloff, American Actor

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"Acting kind of pays my bills more than music does."

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"On my show, I'm definitely the youngest one. So going from a show where everyone is over 30, to the movie, where everyone was like 20, 25, it was like summer camp."

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"Acting kind of pays my bills more than music does."

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