Amos Lee Quotes
As I've moved along - not only my life, but my career and things like that - you look at yourself and start going, 'Oh, man, are you still doing what you set out to do? Are the ideals you had still the same?' Sometimes you measure up and sometimes you don't.
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All I came to Los Angeles with was a dream. No one from my family ever left Ohio.
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What are you up to?" "I was trying to climb that tree. But I fell. Now I'm bored.
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As I've moved along - not only my life, but my career and things like that - you look at yourself and start going, 'Oh, man, are you still doing what you set out to do? Are the ideals you had still the same?' Sometimes you measure up and sometimes you don't.
