"I think my biggest learning experience is that it’s okay to be who you are - you don’t have to exactly fit the mold of what people think a certain kind of career is. I think that discovery - of really knowing who I am and being okay with that and loving myself - was amazing."

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Source: Futures: Sean Baker’s ‘Starlet’ Dree Hemingway Opens Up About Life as Model and Acting Opposite an 87-Year-Old Newcomer. Interview with Nigel M. Smith, www.indiewire.com. November 8, 2012.

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Dree Hemingway

Model, Actress

Dree Hemingway is an American author known for her exploration of identity and authenticity, often drawing from her family's literary legacy.

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