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" I have an incredibly dark, mysterious, witchy side and another side that's very bubbly and cheerleader-esque. "
Sarah Shahi
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" I know it sounds weird, but my definition of 'sexy' has changed as I've gotten older. And being smart and informed makes me feel sexier than any outfit. "
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" The most important mark I will leave on this world is my son. "
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" NFL cheerleading is harder than most people think. They train up to six hours every day with games on Sundays. They gave me a great work ethic. "
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" I don't really like 'acting' - I like things to feel as natural as possible. "
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" Once you're sort of pigeonholed into something, it's quite difficult to get out of it. I have no aversion to playing a gay character again, but it would definitely have to be the right role. "
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" Let me tell you, I've never heard a man whine more than Jason Mamoa getting knocked around by little ol' me. "
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" I can take a newspaper and make it a lethal weapon. "
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" Cheerleading was my way in. It was one of the most rigorous audition processes ever. It definitely groomed me for Hollywood. "
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" Growing up, I loved Morticia Addams and Lily Munster on one hand, and Jeannie from 'I Dream of Jeannie' on the other. Two completely different ends of the spectrum, kind of like me. "
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" My biggest fantasy was to have a pie thrown in my face, and I always said whoever did that, that's the guy I'd marry. "
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" My father left when I was really young, but he's still living. There are things I wish I'd said that I didn't and I don't think I'll ever get the opportunity to say. He's battled addiction problems his entire life. I wish things were different. I wish there were a way my son could know him, know the good parts of him. "
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" I love guns. I love shooting guns. "
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" I like a man who can come out and say he's nervous on the first date. I think that would be really cute. "
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" It doesn't matter what people say or what the rules say or what you're supposed to do, you go after what's in your heart. "
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" I'm not one to be messed with. I can be bad when it needs to happen. "
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" I'm a tomboy myself and have always been incredibly athletic. "
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" My views on equality are pretty obvious. I mean, I did play a highly complex lesbian techno DJ on TV, but I know it's not always easy to come out and tell the world where you stand. "
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" You really have to take your time; you have to know your character and your scene. The line you are about to say comes from the moment right before. It's not what's said, it's what is in between the spaces, it's what's in between the lines; that is the most important to play. "
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Time
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Know
" You can get a man's attention if you got a pair of boobs and a butt. I hate to simplify them down so much, but I think it's true. "
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" I was captain of the volleyball team and the basketball team, and I ran track. "
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" I did a lot of theater growing up, and in college I was in the musical 'Chicago.' "
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" It is therapeutic for me to act, to be able to slip into somebody else's skin, and know it's not you, but know that you bring a lot of yourself to it. At times in my life it's provided me with a lot of confusion. It's also provided me with a lot of discovery. "
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" I feel that as the world becomes more and more multicultural, it's a good tool to be able to speak another language. "
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" I actually got more attention from one episode of 'The Sopranos' than I did from two years of 'The L Word.' "
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" It's fun to work on location because you get the look and feel of everything, but it's nice to be on a stage because you can control the elements. "
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" To be beautiful in Texas, you had to be blonde and blue-eyed and have a name like Ann. "
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" The goal as an actor is to constantly surround yourself with amazing artists who challenge you and make you grow. "
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" My great-great-grandfather was a shah back in the 1800s. Unfortunately, I don't have any gold coins or jewels to show for it. "
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" I just like to go where the material is, whether that's TV, or movies, or the stage. As long as it's great writing, it's pretty much something I can't resist. "
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