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" I get concerned when I see kids on their phones. They don't read enough anymore, anything longer than a tweet. "
Lauren Graham
Enough
Phones
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" I just don't know that a TV show demands a movie ending. "
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" These days I have to be extra nice in stores. It never fails that whenever I look as bad as I can possibly look or I am sort of cranky because the store is out of something, that is precisely the time when someone one will recognize me and say: 'I really like your show.' "
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" The parts for women, you're either like the quietly suffering wife or the wild girl. "
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" It's great to have an acting job in the age of Reality TV. "
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" I'm nice, and I show up on time. "
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" I love TV. I think I'd do a half-hour single-camera comedy. "
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" I've made out more this season on a family-friendly show than ever in my actual life. "
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" 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. "
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" You want the story to end when it's supposed to and not be squeezed for somebody's financial gain. "
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You
" 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. "
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Glasses
Fashion
Care
" Strangers were worried about me; that's how long I was single! "
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" Personally, all I ever want to be wearing are jeans. "
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Personally
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" I always saw myself as a comedic actor and wacky best friend. "
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Myself
Best Friend
Friend
" I've seen 'The Godfather Part II,' 'Broadcast News,' and 'Annie Hall' more than 20 times each. "
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Broadcast
More
Than
" The thing I don't like on television is when somebody does something that makes absolutely no sense just for the shock of it. "
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Television
Sense
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" Growing up an only child with a single parent is probably why I'm an actor. "
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Growing Up
Growing
Child
" What I remember about coming to L.A. is that suddenly work was as big a presence in my life as my life itself. "
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Work
Life
My Life
" If I had a normal job and had been moving up, I'd be management level now. "
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Management
Up
Moving
" I have way too many jeans. But I never seem to have a top to wear. "
Lauren Graham
Wear
Seem
Top
" 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. "
Lauren Graham
Family
Food
I Am
" 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. "
Lauren Graham
You
Jump
Look
" I would like to be part of a family, however that looks. Family is really important to me. "
Lauren Graham
Important
Me
Family
" 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. "
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Politics
More
Me
" As an actor, you have to maximize your time, because you don't know what's going to happen in your 50s and 60s and 70s. It's like the career of an athlete: For many people, it ends at a certain point. "
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Know
Time
" Having trees and a track to run on have become more important to me than living near cool restaurants. "
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Run
Cool
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" I've always thought my strengths were I'm smart, and I have a good sense of humor. I definitely struggle with feeling confident. "
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Struggle
Good
Humor
" None of my characters have really had jobs. "
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Jobs
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" 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. "
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Need
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You
" Belly buttons are cool! "
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Belly
Buttons
Cool
" My time at Barnard was fun but stressful. I transferred there from the acting conservatory at NYU, and my Rolling Around On the Floor Pretending to Be a Lion classes didn't translate into many academic credits. "
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Pretending
Acting
Lion