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" As an actor, what I'm finding is that I really like the extremes. I think that's really fun to play with. "

" Be yourself. You're okay. And it really doesn't matter what other people think. "

" Coffee makes me go crazy. "

" For me as an actor, daring is to tell the truth - to be yourself, no matter how the world interacts with that. "

" Honestly, all the sweets and bad stuff on set don't really call to me because I'm working so much. I've trained myself to stay away from sugar. "

" I actually like pole dancing! It gives you so much confidence. I never thought I'd do it, but now I'm really into it. "

" I am very interested in Ayurvedic medicine and hope to explore it more someday. I only have a very superficial understanding of the whole thing right now. But learning what my body type is has shifted my whole self-care regime a bit, and I feel better because of it. "

" I definitely felt by the time I got to grad school - which was a great experience - I was like, 'What's the difference between the teachers and the students? Why are the teachers teachers if they want to be acting?' It didn't make sense to me anymore. It's not like you learn how to set a broken bone and you get the stamp of approval. "

" I didn't spend a lot of time with prison guards, but my father was an assistant district attorney for a long time so I was always hearing stories about prisoners and prison guards. "

" I'd love to do theater. I've done so many plays in my life. I still think of that as my main thing. "

" I don't do detoxes or cleanses; they don't really work for me. "

" I don't do detoxes or cleanses - they don't really work for me. I have a really moderate, simple routine. I like to do yoga, Pilates, dance, and things like that. "

" I don't have a connection to the fashion world at all. "

" I don't know my armpit from my elbow in Los Angeles. "

" I don't like it when people don't hold the door. I don't know, that really bugs me... I guess I like manners. "

" If it's a good day, I get 'The New York Times' on my iPad, and if I have a little time in the morning, I like to look at that while I'm eating. "

" I had a teacher in college who drastically changed the course of my life by telling me that he believed in me as an actor. I never received that support before, and it inspired to me to such a degree that I never looked back. He taught me that it's okay to be crappy; it's okay to fight; it's okay to go to any length. "

" I have learned to take the part of me that is very fearful and work on that. There is space for that in my life. I have learned to give myself a bit more freedom between 'action' and 'cut.' I come by all that fear honestly, like most humans have. I can't bring it with me to work, so in that way, the work feels quite liberating. "

" I know what feels good to eat and what doesn't. I try to err on the side of choices I know will leave me feeling more energized and ready to go, because it's always better to feel healthy. "

" I like to do yoga, Pilates, dance, and things like that. "

" I love Ben Affleck so much. He's an amazing director. "

" I love children. I just don't know if I'm ready to have kids. I feel like I have more time. Kids are cute, you know? They need a lot of help - that's the thing. "

" I'm a tall woman. At work, that means a lot of my co-stars have to stand next to me on apple crates. But apparently, my height bodes well in the fashion world. "

" I'm not very cool. I have a really hard time meeting people and stuff. "

" I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks. "

" I'm the girl who will show up in jeans no matter what - but the jeans can get fancier and fancier. "

" In school, I was playing old men and women, babies, Russian people, and all sorts of weird parts - a lot of comedy - and that's sort of like home to me. "

" I started doing yoga in college, so that has just become a staple of a self-care routine for my mind and my body. My body craves it at this point, so I do it two to three times a week, sometimes more. I practice Vinyasa style yoga and sometimes mix it up. "

" I tried to hostess... but they fired me after four days because I couldn't figure out how seating plans worked. "

" I try not to eat too many raw vegetables. I only have one raw meal a day. At night I eat warm, cooked foods. I like to drink lots of tea, but no coffee. Not drinking coffee has changed my game for the better. "

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