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" Divorce is hard. I was about 29 when my husband and I split up. I think we probably fared better than most, because we were young and didn't have kids - but divorce is hard. "
Connie Britton
Husband
Better
Divorce
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" The thing about taking risks is, if it's really a risk, you really can fail. It's only a pretend risk if you really can't fail. "
Connie Britton
Fail
Taking Risks
Risks
" I lost my mom to breast cancer, and then I lost my father three years later. I thought, 'What am I waiting for?' Motherhood has been the greatest gift of my life. "
Connie Britton
Father
Mom
Waiting
" My twin sister, my cousin, and I used to write and perform plays for my family. We raided the closets for costumes and fought over parts. I'm sure I was the bossiest one. "
Connie Britton
Used
Write
Family
" In many ways, the South can be very traditional and confining. And what is interesting to me is how women find their way around it. Those obstacles create an amazing sense of humor, of fun, and, ultimately, of integrity. The fiercest and savviest women I have ever known are the women I grew up with. "
Connie Britton
Humor
Fun
Amazing
" I grew up singing. My mother was a music teacher. "
Connie Britton
Mother
Singing
Up
" In the past I'd always felt like 'the girl' in the show or the movie. On 'Friday Night Lights' there were a bunch of girls, and I was the woman. Initially there was a little struggle with my identity around that. But now there's a sense of ease. "
Connie Britton
Struggle
Identity
Night
" There are so many women out there who are single moms, really not by choice, and doing it and making it work every day. I think it's becoming much more a part of our culture and I hope that it will become more accepted and that those women are going to be more and more appreciated, respected and supported. "
Connie Britton
Women
Hope
Work
" I started hearing people say, 'There's a blog about your hair, and there are all of these Tumblr accounts.' I'm like, 'What's Tumblr?' I'm pretty mystified by it, because I look around, and a lot of people have great hair. "
Connie Britton
Great
Pretty
Look
" The South was influential in my life. It helped form who I am. I went to New York out of drama school, and I lived in California. "
Connie Britton
I Am
My Life
New York
" I feel like 'Nashville' can go on indefinitely. "
Connie Britton
Like
Nashville
Go
" People tell me the 50s are the best time - I'm ready! That whole stigma of being over 40 and not being sexy anymore is fake news. We're more vibrant because we have experience; we know our bodies. "
Connie Britton
Experience
Me
People
" Sometimes my favorite directors are the ones I literally want to punch in the nose. "
Connie Britton
Sometimes
Favorite
Punch
" I was thrilled when I heard about the Time's Up campaign's legal defense fund for women who've experienced harassment and sexism. I'd been longing for this movement to extend beyond Hollywood. "
Connie Britton
Hollywood
Movement
Time
" I don't know a single woman in her 40s who isn't incredibly full of life and sexuality and desire for everything. There's nothing sexier than life experience, and there's nothing sexier than knowing your own body and having a little bit of experience with that. "
Connie Britton
Own
Woman
Life
" I try to put as little stuff into my hair as I can, which tends to be the best for it. "
Connie Britton
Little
Try
I Can
" People have always asked, 'Do you prefer comedy or drama?' And my answer is, 'Both, at the same time.' "
Connie Britton
Drama
Always
People
" My whole background is theater, and theater is to some degree presentational. "
Connie Britton
Degree
Whole
Theater
" I'm in an environment where I have a lot of information about how to stay healthy and live a good life. I love vegan and raw food, I love to exercise. If I weren't in this business, I think I would be aging differently. "
Connie Britton
Love
Business
Food
" I was so green, and my background was mostly in theater. The only thing I'd done in front of a camera, besides an infomercial and one commercial, was 'Brothers McMullen.' "
Connie Britton
Background
Green
Only
" I think the most important thing about the Emmys stuff is just to enjoy it. It can get really stressful in weird ways, and I have definitely experienced that. This year, I really just want to have it be a fun celebration! "
Connie Britton
Weird
Important
Fun
" I thought it was a terrible idea being a supporting character on a football show. "
Connie Britton
Thought
Character
Football
" There's something about Southern women that is so unique yet so universal. Strong southern women are allowed to be soft and feminine and have a sense of humor. But what I love about Southern women in particular is their universality. "
Connie Britton
Soft
Love
Humor
" My dad's family was from Tennessee. I grew up in Lynchburg, Virginia, where we lived at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains. As a kid, I was totally into Southern rock. Lynyrd Skynyrd. ZZ Top. It was so part of who I was. "
Connie Britton
Mountains
Top
Rock
" It's daunting to play a real living person. "
Connie Britton
Real
Daunting
Living
" For my birthday this year, my girlfriends - who knew I'd just inherited my dad's turntable - gave me a carton of albums like 'Blue Kentucky Girl,' by Emmylou Harris, and 'Off the Wall,' by Michael Jackson. It's all stuff we grew up with. I mean, you can't have a music collection without Prince's 'Purple Rain' - it just can't be done! "
Connie Britton
Music
Birthday
Blue
" Let's put it this way: The older you get, the easier it is to date younger men. There are more of them. "
Connie Britton
Date
More
Men
" The funniest women I've known are Southern. It is such a vital way to get what you want. Charm and grace and a sense of humor will take you a long way. "
Connie Britton
Want
Humor
Grace
" The U.N. has been focusing on the global goals in terms of trying to fight and eradicate poverty, and I feel like education is at the root of it all. "
Connie Britton
Education
Trying
Fight
" I'm booby and kind of curvy, so I definitely need to wear things that work with that. I can't just put on a muumuu, because it looks crazy on me. "
Connie Britton
Need
Crazy
Kind
" Now that I have a 16-month-old son, my weekend ritual has changed - but it's better than ever. We get up early and go for a walk on one of the hiking trails near my home in Los Angeles, then meet up with friends at a diner. There's nothing better than sipping coffee, eating scrambled eggs, and taking three hours to do it. "
Connie Britton
Home
Weekend
Walk