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" Every decision you make has a consequence. "

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" The love I have for my husband is intertwined with his, and we are two individuals looking in the same direction - as opposed to staring in each other's eyes all the time. "

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" There is no distinction, no echelon of actors within a company. A company is only as strong as its weakest link. "

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" I created my family with the people I met in the theater and escaped in the stories I told and the characters I got a chance to play. It's just always felt like home. "

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