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To Hollywood

  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • Jan 22, 2025
  • 1 min read

Ask me to score films or to direct them, not to act in them.

Yes, my voice is good, but the kind of musicals you make aren't about me. If you made me an actor, then my composing career would die.

 
 
 

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Amanda Riddell
Amanda Riddell
Jan 22, 2025

I'm trans, and not comfortable being a man on-screen.

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