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" Growing up, I wanted desperately to please, to be a good girl. "

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" I have a huge, active imagination, and I think I'm really scared of being alone; because if I'm left to my own devices, I'll just turn into a madwoman. "

" I care about being formally physically attractive in my life, and I think that I am quite vain about my performance. I'm just not vain about how I look while I give the performance. "

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" My go-to gifts are scarves from my friend Matin Maulawizada's nonprofit organization, Afghan Hands, which supports disenfranchised women in Afghanistan. In exchange for their beautiful embroidery, the women are given financial aid and classes in math and literacy. The scarves are all stunning and one of a kind. "

" Autism does exist on a spectrum, and there are so many manifestations of it, so many kinds of expressions of it. And every case is particular. "

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" Television lets audiences deeply connect with characters. "

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" You have to pick your battles on set. "

" My whole life, growing up, I always wanted to be in comedy. I never felt comfortable doing the 'teen hunk' thing. "

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