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" At school I was always trying to con my teachers into letting me act out book reports instead of writing them. "

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" If there's one thing that I've done on purpose it's to take whatever job, so long as it's interesting and challenging, whether it's theatre, radio, TV or film. "

" What people can survive and what they don't survive is shocking to me. Someone can go to Iraq and be blown to bits and survive. Someone can trip and fall on the street and they die - that's that. "

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" I'm very hard on my bags because I tend to carry a lot of stuff with me. "

" I had learning disabilities, and I couldn't express myself in the written word. "

" A magnetic personality doesn't necessarily indicate a good heart. "

" Traits like humility, courage, and empathy are easily overlooked - but it's immensely important to find them in your closest relationships. "

" I mean, the idea of losing a parent is really inconceivable. I think there's just an undertone of dread about the subject, so people don't talk about it and don't prepare for it. "

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" The goal seems to me at times just to be business first. "

" For me to have the opportunity to stay with one character for, God willing, a long period of time, is really exciting. "

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" I believe that no matter what you do in life, if you learn the basics through theater, it will help you in everything else - problem solving, communication, discipline, all of that stuff. "

" What I love about a play is that it's such an investment because only time can create a lot of what happens onstage. "

" Some people's personalities are so compelling that they command attention. "

" I just want to say, 'Go work! It doesn't matter what it is. Work begets work. Just go!' "

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" My parents were divorced and I would spend weekends with my father. "

" Doing the right thing has power. "

Doing The Right Thing

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" I certainly didn't have a nanny. "