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My dressing room was a landscape of controlled disorder. Scripts were strewn across the sofa, a half-finished coffee sat forgotten, and the low roar of the venue crowd seeped under the door. I was slumped in the swivel chair, a black baseball cap shadowing my face, feeling the weight of the day. My friends were laughing, scrolling through a phone. 'You literally have your pick of LA,' one of them said. 'And you're famously unattached.' I just shrugged my shoulders and reached for a bottle of water. 'I'm not interested in just anyone.' 'What does the prince of Hollywood want, then?' I found myself smiling faintly, almost to myself. 'I want a girl who can take charge of me.' They erupted into guffaws. 'Shut up,' I laughed, shaking my head. 'I'm dead serious.' 'Okay, define her.' I leaned fo…