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" Are you trying to give me a hint that I should drop it? I can lose the accent; I just have to really focus on what I'm saying. And I have to talk slowly. "
Saying
Focus
Lose
" As a kid, I remember wondering why we lived in an apartment, not in a brownstone, and why we drove an LTD, not a Cadillac. Even now, I'm like that. If I'm on the 5th floor, I will wonder why I'm not on the 6th floor. But that was my drive. I was obsessed with my family having a better life. "
Life
Better
Drive
" Because Scientologists view children as spiritual beings, you're not treated as a kid, so you're given a lot of responsibility. Your ego becomes extremely inflated. "
Spiritual
Children
Ego
" Being critical of Tom Cruise is being critical of Scientology itself. You are evil. "
Evil
Cruise
Being
" But inside, I'm going, 'Oh my God, is my zipper up? Do I have a booger in my nose?' That's my inner monologue. "
Up
Nose
Inside
" I always felt like I was kind of an outsider because I didn't have the right things. I didn't have a Cadillac. I didn't have, you know, plastic on my furniture. That was the right way to be if you were Italian. "
Kind
Furniture
Always
" I always was trying to make people laugh as a kid. I was a big fan of Carol Burnett and Gilda Radner. I watched them and I remember feeling as a child, when I heard the laughter they got, a little jealous that they made someone laugh like that. "
Jealous
Child
Laughter
" I applaud my mother now for getting me through that time and making me believe in myself. "
Now
Believe
Time
" I believe that people should be able to question things. "
Question
I Believe
People
" I believe that people should value family and value friendships and hold those things sacrosanct. "
Value
Believe
Family
" I didn't want to raise my daughter in the church because from what I experienced and what I saw, the church becomes everything - your mother, your father, your everything. You are dependent on the church. "
Father
Daughter
Church
" I don't want to be doing a show that's negative, that's filled with drama. "
Want
Negative
Drama
" I don't want to be known as this bitter, ex-Scientologist. I'm not trying to bash anybody, and I'm not trying to be controversial. I just want people to know the truth. "
Truth
People
Know
" I envision Hollywood as a race, and some people simply drop off before their turn comes around. It's all about stamina - your ability to get back up and keep going even though everything is pointing at the odds not being in your favor. "
Keep Going
Back
Odds
" If you don't care about somebody, you don't even bother to fight with them. "
Bother
Even
You
" I have a big mouth, and I have a temper, so that's not good for people. That's not good for executives. "
Good
Big
Temper
" I have always been spiritual. "
Always
Been
Spiritual
" I love a man in a suit. Men should stay clothed, even if they have nice bodies. "
Love
Nice
Men
" I loved 'King of Queens'... You can't spend that amount of time somewhere and not pick that as your favorite. "
You
Somewhere
Loved
" I love men who know when to put their foot down and when not to. "
Foot
Who
Men
" I'm a very by-the-book person. "
Person
Very
" I'm blessed to have a voice, and I'm going to use it. "
Going
Voice
Blessed
" I'm not a neat freak. I don't mind things being messy but I mind them being dirty. I just can't relax in a dirty environment. I like things organized. "
Messy
Relax
Environment
" In my house, it's family first - but I was spending most of my time at the church. So, I was saying 'family first,' but I wasn't showing that. I didn't like the message that sent my daughter. "
Daughter
Church
Time
" I try to be a good person. I know what my downfalls are, so that's a good thing. "
Know
Person
Good
" I used to do skits for my mom... and I was always entertaining as a kid. "
Entertaining
Kid
Mom
" I've always had a show that went seven episodes or 13 episodes or whatever. And I've never had a show that's gone past a first season. It really is a lot of work. "
Work
Past
Always
" I've really come to realize you have to love yourself before you can expect someone else to. "
Come
Yourself
You
" I was always religious. I was baptized as a Catholic. I got my daughter baptized as a Catholic. "
Religious
Daughter
Always
" I would do another talk show if it was the way that I wanted to do it. Like, you can't tell me what we're talking about, and I want to hear real stuff. "
Way
Me
Talk
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