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" I discovered Christopher Isherwood in college. His writing style is so direct, warm, and inclusive. "

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" When I was 18 I went to college for two years and didn't work for a year which was essential for me, because my identity had been so influenced by my being an actor and I think I just needed to discover what it was to be myself, divorced from all that responsibility. "

" If you do something that you're not genuinely passionate about, it is a little soul-crushing. Just not worth it. "

" I have plenty of vanity in my life. I want to look pretty in the world. But it can be this bottomless pit. "

" Growing up in New York with artist parents - a very liberal environment, where we were always encouraged to challenge the status quo - I think for a long time I confused jingoism with patriotism. And that is a mistake. "

" I like marriage. I feel very secure. It helps when you are in love with the person you are married to. "

" Oliver Stone's strategy is to unnerve the actors so as to make them alert and alive. "

" I am a feminist. "

" I think people who make movies and have invested a lot of money in them get frightened that if they challenge an audience they are going to repel them. And I think the opposite; it's really true. "

" I do feel like I've gotten younger as I've aged. "

" My goal is always to do something that feels just beyond my reach, and 'Homeland' continues to do that. Every season, they find new ways to scare me. The show is like a diamond that fell from the sky. I'll always feel slightly bludgeoned by it, but in the best way possible. "

" You have to stay hydrated when you have crying scenes. "

" I've always very earnestly tried to do my best, so I just have to trust that and forgive myself for being fallible. "

" I should be so lucky to be a misfit. I aspire to be a misfit. "

" Growing up in New York City, I was always encouraged to question authority, and I think I confused patriotism with jingoism. "

" I fantasized about being a psychology major when I first started school, and I took a handful of Psych 101 classes. "

" Relationships are a constant negotiation and balance. "

" 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. "

" You have to come to work from a place of love. "

" Oh, I'm full of fear. I care about things; therefore, I have fears. I like to think that I'm brave, which is different. Brave means you're able to admit that you care. If you care, you are vulnerable. "

" 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. "

" My first offer was when I was 12, and it was for a soap opera. And I turned it down because I knew that I was an unformed actor, and I didn't want to develop bad habits. "

" Acting is a humiliating job, from start to finish. "

" Television lets audiences deeply connect with characters. "

" People talk about 'date night,' and it is true: Sometimes you have to apply yourself, or at least apply lipstick to yourself. You kind of have to dress up, just because. You know, wear heels to your own dinner table. "

" By the time I went to Yale, I'd been acting for a long time and I was really tired of it. I was restless - and a little bored - and I was really eager to investigate different parts of myself. "

" It just seems like the most successful, iconic love stories are not so easy or escapist. I think the ones that stay with us and resonate are full of conflict, discord and misunderstandings 'cause that's what makes drama happen or tension even if it's a comedy. "

" I exercise more for mental relaxation than anything else. "

" I have to expose myself and then accept the judgment that audiences and critics will have. And that's okay. I appreciate the elliptical nature of it. Sometimes people are more in the mood to be nice to me than others, and that's great. "

" I try to eat sensibly. I cheat, but for the most part, I eat in a clean way. "

" I think because I am as earnest as I am, people were accepting of my evolving into a certified, legitimate, and grown up and I did take three years off. "