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" I don't put myself out there, so people aren't necessarily familiar with me or my face. "

Mary-Louise Parker

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" My favorite scene in all of movies is Gregory Peck in 'To Kill A Mockingbird': You see him where he's on the porch, and his face is almost completely obscured. I don't want to see his face. "

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" I enjoy cooking and baking. Alicia Silverstone's vegan cookbook is awesome. "

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" People have a problem with me being different, but that propels me forward in life. "

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Being Different

" I never know why people come up to me. I think a lot of them just get super-excited because they recognize me from TV but they don't remember where. "

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" I don't often see the movies I'm in; I'm usually disappointed in myself and it only serves to make me self-conscious. "

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" I just want to make lunches and organize my kids' playroom. "

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" I don't live in Los Angeles and I don't do a lot of superfluous press. "

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" The theater is who I am - it's where I feel the most inspired, the most at home, the most useful. "

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" I don't think you necessarily have to be part of a traditional nuclear family to be a good mother. "

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" I'm not comfortable with getting a job by being at the right Hollywood party; I'm not a terribly sociable creature. "

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" My mother is a beauty. "

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" Words are really powerful. I don't believe that axiom at all - words can absolutely hurt you. Words can wound. They can do a lot of damage. I think they can do way more damage than sticks and stones. I'll take sticks and stones. "

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" It's good to feel stupid sometimes and do things that are out of your comfort zone. "

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" I do love my avocados, which are great for the skin. I eat pretty healthfully. "

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" My way to combat anything is just to walk straight into it with my fists up. "

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" I don't get tired of hearing that somebody liked my work. "

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