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" As I got older, I realized that my life experience, what I really had, was always going to be more valuable than what I pretended to have. "

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" That's an amazing feeling, to walk onstage, and you're not thinking about anything, you're not thinking about your lines or what you're supposed to do - your body, your brain knows, so there's freedom. There's not fear, there's not nerves. "

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" If we're karaoke-ing, I'm as likely to do Aerosmith as I am 'Sweeney Todd'. "

" We're definitely hoping 'Travelers' attracts more than just solely the sci-fi audience, too. There are so many elements here. I think this will be a show that women like, because there's a lot of unlikely romance in it between people who were in love 300 years from now, but they're in different bodies. "

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" As a television actor, there's a power you're given to use your image to do something valuable. As a parent, these messages are particularly important to me. "

" The vote is the important thing. Just go and vote. "

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" I'm doing a very funny show in which we talk about issues. I speak at Aids charities and things. It's great to do something fun with our days and yet we're told we're doing something important. "

" My most romantic job: I was a manager at Baskin-Robbins. "

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" I never felt cool growing up. I was a bit of an outsider, but I discovered theatre very early on, which got me through. "

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" I think most actors go into the business thinking, 'I can play everything. Why can't I play a black woman? Just give me a chance.' Then you grow up and realize it's probably better that they cast an actual black woman. "

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