Have you ever had a conversation like this one publicly?

No, I think it'll be fun.

Paul Sprows!

Some business channel, specifically life as acting Cody,

Riverdale, Big Daddy Friends.

You're my hero.

Thank you, sweet pea.

Were you pushed into acting?

I would hardly call it pushing because I was eight months old.

Single mom, two twin boys, put food on the table.

So the choice never really existed.

You guys are big stars now.

Yes sir.

What do you think about that?

My mother was living vicariously through the success of her children.

A person that grapples with mental illness, drug abuse, but primarily narcissism. A wicked narcissism.

But that selfishness is something that the legal system also observed and said that she was unfit.

The court had to step in.

Your relationship with acting in the entertainment industry. It's been a journey.

I loved being on stage. I didn't like the shit that came with it. This industry encourages the worst

qualities of you. Selfishness, greed, you know authenticity and

vulnerability are not really encouraged trades. How do you feel about that? You're

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