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" 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. "

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" I love TV. I think I'd do a half-hour single-camera comedy. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Belly buttons are cool! "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" We moved in 8th grade, so 7th grade I was doing okay, and then 8th grade, everything fell apart. I had no fashion sense to speak of. We only had a couple of hair care products back then. We didn't have all these things to tame your hair. I had glasses; I had braces. I had it all. "

" As an actor, you have to maximize your time, because you don't know what's going to happen in your 50s and 60s and 70s. It's like the career of an athlete: For many people, it ends at a certain point. "

" Like my dad, I have a Christmas party most years. I like to celebrate and see as many people as possible. "

" 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. "

" Honestly, 'Parenthood' was not what I planned. I didn't plan to do another drama. I didn't plan to play a single mom. I didn't plan, even, to do an ensemble show. But I hadn't found anything I liked as much. I just connected to the show. "

" Personally, all I ever want to be wearing are jeans. "

" My time at Barnard was fun but stressful. I transferred there from the acting conservatory at NYU, and my Rolling Around On the Floor Pretending to Be a Lion classes didn't translate into many academic credits. "

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

" I would like to be part of a family, however that looks. Family is really important to me. "

" What I remember about coming to L.A. is that suddenly work was as big a presence in my life as my life itself. "

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

" One of the things I like about the show is it redefines the idea of what it is to be a mother, which at its most basic level is to take care of a child. It doesn't mean you have to look like the ladies in the Lysol commercials. "

" I dream of playing Lady Cora's sister on 'Downton Abbey.' "

" The parts for women, you're either like the quietly suffering wife or the wild girl. "

" Strangers were worried about me; that's how long I was single! "

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

" If you're meeting someone for the first time after three hours of hair, makeup, and styling, you've already set the bar too high. "

" When the creator of the show is gone, the actors end up being the people who have been there the longest. "

" I've seen 'The Godfather Part II,' 'Broadcast News,' and 'Annie Hall' more than 20 times each. "

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

" 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. "