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" I discovered that I was part of a Parkinson's community with similar experiences and similar questions that I'd been dealing with alone. "

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" If you asked my kids to describe me, they'd go through a whole list of words before even thinking about Parkinson's. And honestly, I don't think about it that much either. I talk about it because it's there, but it's not my totality. "

" I've learned some exciting things - mostly, that people really want to help each other; and that, if you can lay out a vision for them - and that vision is sincere and genuine - they'll get interested. "

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" By the time I entered high school, I had forsaken academics altogether in favor of my burgeoning acting career. "

" I definitely believe in a higher power. "

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" I love the irony. I'm perceived as being really young and yet I have the clinical condition of an old man. "

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" I truly believe that we have infinite levels of power that we don't even know are available to us. "

" I take the medication for myself so I can transact, not for anyone else. But I am aware that it is empowering for people to see what I do and, for the most part, people in the Parkinson's community are just really happy that Parkinson's is getting mentioned, and not in a pitying way. "

" I didn't want o do metal work and get my hands all nicked up and be around guys. So I took drama because there were a lot of girls. "

" I don't have a set of tenets, but I live an ethical life. I practice a humility that presupposes there's a power greater than myself. And I always believe, don't inflict harm where it's not necessary. "

" The moment I understood this - that my Parkinson's was the one thing I wasn't going to change - I started looking at the things I could change, like the way research is funded. "

" You know what I want? The answer is, I truly don't know what I want. I don't want to do a television series. I want to do dramas as well as comedies, but I have no idea what kind or in what order. Just give me the chance at them. "

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" I have so many things that I say to my kids, I just drive them crazy. "

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" Discipline is just doing the same thing the right way whether anyone's watching or not. "

" There's always failure. And there's always disappointment. And there's always loss. But the secret is learning from the loss, and realizing that none of those holes are vacuums. "

" What other people think about me is not my business. "

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" I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business. "