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" Growing up an only child with a single parent is probably why I'm an actor. "

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" Well, it's more of a sane life to be part of an ensemble! I find that the work can be more specific too and I have to really make sure I know where I am in the story because I'm not in every scene. "

" As I've gotten older, I've gotten more liberal, and my father is increasingly conservative. It's so shocking to me because I always thought we had the same politics. The day I realized we voted for different presidents, I practically fell out of my chair. "

" I'm nice, and I show up on time. "

" Sometimes I'll think, 'That was a really nice day. I ate well, I exercised, I called some friends, wasn't working too hard,' but I rarely have one of those. "

" The thing about good writing is it has a music to it. "

" Nobody ever seems to want my advice about serious stuff. People will be like: 'Who made that sweater?' Or 'How did you get your hair so straight?' They don't to come to me for the relationship advice or deep stuff. In fact, my little sister actually hides from me. "

" I just don't know that a TV show demands a movie ending. "

" I have way too many jeans. But I never seem to have a top to wear. "

" I've made out more this season on a family-friendly show than ever in my actual life. "

" I've always really liked being active. I do Spinning classes, I run, I have a trainer, I do Pilates with my sister Shade. "

" You want the story to end when it's supposed to and not be squeezed for somebody's financial gain. "

" As actors we always say that once the person in a scene gets what they want, the scene is over. It's resolved. But life is never resolved - you're always in the process. "

" I get concerned when I see kids on their phones. They don't read enough anymore, anything longer than a tweet. "

" I've pretty much always been on a diet since I was born. And the women in my family struggle, so I find the less I think about food, in a way, the happier I am. In general, I think I eat less the less I think about it. "

" I take the no-doughnut pledge, and then I break it. "

" Because I have no consistent schedule as an actor, it was difficult to develop one as a writer. Ideally, I'd like to write first thing in the morning, every day. But sometimes I'm called to set before the sun comes up, or I've worked late the night before, or I'm on a plane. "

" Acting is the most bizarre profession. You can stay in it for years and not really be in it and be waiting for someone to give you an opportunity. It's like when I watch 'American Idol' and see people who have been told to believe in themselves at all costs: It's not always a good idea. "

" Honestly, I was such a tomboy as a kid. People were taking from their mothers' closets - I was taking from my dad's closet. It was the '80s, so it wasn't terrible, but I was wearing my dad's dress shirts over jeans from the Gap. "

" I've learned a lot from trainers over the years, but mainly that you need discipline to stay in the gym and out of the many fine cupcake emporiums on every corner. "

" Perspective is the most important thing to have in life. "

" I think what my hope is is that the only downside of having a steady job on television is, I think for all actors, there's a piece, there's some adrenaline, and part of the love of the job is not knowing what's coming next, and the variety. "

" I didn't grow up identifying with beauty. I grew up thinking I could be smart and funny - those are the things I got feedback on. "

" For a time in high school, I had glasses, braces, and a cast. I like to call this look 'no date for homecoming.' "

" It's great to have an acting job in the age of Reality TV. "

" I love doing the 'New York Times' crossword puzzle, even on the days I can't finish it. "

" Just for daily wear, I love discovering new jeans companies. "

" These days I have to be extra nice in stores. It never fails that whenever I look as bad as I can possibly look or I am sort of cranky because the store is out of something, that is precisely the time when someone one will recognize me and say: 'I really like your show.' "

" My mother had lived in London since I was little, so she never got to see my school plays and stuff. "

" I've dated people who I thought were going to be a big deal in my life, and I've also spent long periods by myself. "

" The thing you must really do in television is bring yourself to everything you do - you can't try to be anybody else. "