A Quote by Jeff Buckley
One thing that I'm kind of disturbed at is actually being on the television, acting, being in something that's mainstream.
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I just love acting. Being in theater or being in television or film, I'm really living out my destiny.
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The only thing that made its way to actually happen for me was acting. I love it, and I love being on set. I love being in rehearsal for things and telling stories. It's what I feel I am supposed to be doing.
I'm just being P.J., that's the number one thing, I'm just being me. Like I'm not portraying something or acting or putting on something that I wouldn't put on every day in my life or doing anything that I wouldn't already be doing.
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