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

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" For a time in high school, I had glasses, braces, and a cast. I like to call this look 'no date for homecoming.' "

" 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. "

" As I've gotten older, I've gotten more liberal, and my father is increasingly conservative. It's so shocking to me because I always thought we had the same politics. The day I realized we voted for different presidents, I practically fell out of my chair. "

" If I had a normal job and had been moving up, I'd be management level now. "

" I always saw myself as a comedic actor and wacky best friend. "

" Having trees and a track to run on have become more important to me than living near cool restaurants. "

" I've learned a lot from trainers over the years, but mainly that you need discipline to stay in the gym and out of the many fine cupcake emporiums on every corner. "

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

" 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. "

" All my references are 50 years old-when somebody shot J.R., you know? Oh my god, I'm 100! "

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

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

" I really think if you're trying to look good, do something athletic. I have a little mini tramp, and sometimes I'll just try to jump for 20 minutes. It gets your blood circulating, and that always looks really pretty. "

" I've pretty much always been on a diet since I was born. And the women in my family struggle, so I find the less I think about food, in a way, the happier I am. In general, I think I eat less the less I think about it. "

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

" You want the story to end when it's supposed to and not be squeezed for somebody's financial gain. "

" All TV shows are basically part of the same storyline. "

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

" I get concerned when I see kids on their phones. They don't read enough anymore, anything longer than a tweet. "

" Belly buttons are cool! "

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

" I think what my hope is is that the only downside of having a steady job on television is, I think for all actors, there's a piece, there's some adrenaline, and part of the love of the job is not knowing what's coming next, and the variety. "

" I'm baffled when young actors aren't familiar with current film, television and theater, or aren't interested in older films or plays and the history of the craft in general. If you don't know what's out there, and what came before, then how can you picture yourself working, and how can anyone else? "

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

" I've dated people who I thought were going to be a big deal in my life, and I've also spent long periods by myself. "

" 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. "

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

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

" Just for daily wear, I love discovering new jeans companies. "

" Nobody ever seems to want my advice about serious stuff. People will be like: 'Who made that sweater?' Or 'How did you get your hair so straight?' They don't to come to me for the relationship advice or deep stuff. In fact, my little sister actually hides from me. "