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" I didn't want to play the wife of some guy my dad's age. "

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" I thought that our first New York Comic Con for 'Jessica Jones' was epic because we had a pretty major reaction from the crowd after showing our first episode! "

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" On the farm, I had chores. I had a calf. We had a herd of cattle in the pasture. We'd go and get me a calf at a cow auction with Amish people, which I would raise. I gave it a bottle every day, in this cute little coop, like a giant dog coop almost. I've always been a big animal person. "

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" The most rewarding thing is having a job that you love. It's not a luxury that everyone in this world enjoys. "

" My parents actually wanted me to join the service. "

" I just sort of choose to see the good in things, and I choose to - I don't know - look on the bright side, as cheesy as it sounds. "

" I was always loud and obnoxious and giggly and funny. "

" It's hard to find that perfect dress that makes you feel like a million bucks. I've found a few, and I wish I could wear them over and over and over again on red carpets. "

" It's rare to get a part in a show that's greenlit, let alone two shows that have been greenlit. "

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" The more messy women that we put on screen, that we put in books, the more women can feel represented and seen, then they can access their own stuff, feel it's okay, and then have the strength to speak out about things like we're talking about. About rising up. "

" Jessica Jones is such a great part, and I do serious work on it. I feel really creatively fulfilled. "

" 'Bonfire' was kicking around for a very long time. It was an idea I wanted to explore for a television show. Then I was given this weird gift of time when 'Jessica Jones' finished season one. I got really organized and just kind of banged it out, but it took a long time. It took two years to even have a first draft. "

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