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Haley Joel Osment

I like normal stuff people fear - like spiders and heights. I'm frightened by the unknown, by things that are hard to figure out and get a grip on.

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Haley Joel Osment is saying that he is comfortable with common fears that most people have, such as spiders and heights, because they are familiar and understandable. What really scares him are things that are unfamiliar or confusing, where he cannot easily understand or control the situation.

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