You never know with these thingsits such an emotional process, he said of the last few months.

Sometimes I think I might have it in the bag and then theyre like, Girl…no!

But I’m surprised tonight, he said, elated.

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I wanted it so badly and it felt so right, but that sometimes just leads to greater disappointment.

I remember watchingBreakfast at Tiffanyswhen I was sketching all the time, he recalled.

I went to boarding school in New England.

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Last night, they definitely got it.

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