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I Come From A Family Of Lawyers. I Was Expected To Be A Professional Of Some Sort, Not An Artist. I Was Never Uplifted For My Art.
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I Come From A Family Of Lawyers.
Tom Shadyac
I Come From A Family Of Lawyers. I Was Expected To Be A Professional Of Some Sort, Not An Artist. I Was Never Uplifted For My Art.
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