1993: What's Eating Gilbert Grape

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See, I was young here. Look at my smile! The sky was the only limit back then. Everyone said I had such a bright future ahead of me. Also, I was right next to Johnny Depp. Things were looking up!

 Things were looking up!

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I worked hard. Memorized all those lines like they were my GFs middle name. In my teenager's head, all I needed was a bit of effort combined to my natural handsomeness and everything would be fine.

But it wasn't quite like that.

Despite my boyish charm and stellar child-acting skills, I lost to actor Gene Hackman.

Despite my boyish charm and stellar child-acting skills, I lost to actor Gene Hackman

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That's how I got hugged by Johnny Depp, though. That moment gave me strength for years to come.

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