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I can’t act. Maybe that’s because I can’t lie. It’s also because I can’t - I just know that. I’ve never really tried. But I can only ever be myself, and that’s a hard enough gig some days. But I can stand up and read - poems, stories, that sort of thing. I’ve delivered guest lectures, coached sports teams, given speeches. I can speak. Often far too much…
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