So as long as I'm a human being and I'm not perfect, I'm able to say I'm having some growing pains. Because in order to sustain where you are once you made such a breakthrough that everyone is looking at you, now everyone is like, 'Ooh, is she gonna make a mistake?' Yes, I'm going to make a mistake. Yes, I'm still gonna do things.

It hurts when you have to smile and you don't want to smile, but the best thing to do is to smile.

I can have as many bad days as anyone. But I choose to say, 'I'm just fine.'

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