I always felt like something of an outsider. But I identified with people up on the screen. That made me feel like I wanted to be up on the screen too. I felt like eventually I would get there.

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Luke Perry felt like he didn't really fit in, but when he saw people on TV and in movies, he could relate to them. This made him want to be up on the screen acting too. He believed that one day, he would make it as an actor.

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