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" I have no drawing talent whatsoever. I cannot do it. "
Lizzy Caplan
Cannot
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" I was a Russian dancer in my elementary school production of 'Fiddler on the Roof' when I was in third grade or fourth grade. I was one of the younger kids accepted into the play, and the plays were pretty impressive, let me say. "
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" Had 'Bridesmaids' not ended up being so amazing and successful, we would never have been able to make 'Bachelorette.' So we are in awe of 'Bridesmaids' and totally owe them so much. "
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" I have a habit of getting very obsessive about one thing, but it usually lasts no more than three days. "
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" I think I get way too much credit for making what people consider to be smart choices, but it's only because I made a decision to stop worrying about making money. I had done network sitcoms. I had a nest egg. "
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" There are some of us who are just born with a more adventurous spirit than others. "
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" You'd be surprised. Girls like sensitive, namby-pamby guys. "
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" I had to do a lot of dancing in 'Queens of Country.' "
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" I have a special ability to spot TV shows that don't go past two seasons; that's my gift. "
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" I'm choosy to a fault. You want to hold out for a project that means something. You're the one who's there working fifteen hours a day, and if you don't believe in it, it can feel a whole lot longer. "
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" I find that break-ups are so much easier when you can hate the person. "
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" None of my friends are in the entertainment industry. "
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" When you're shooting a network television show it inevitably starts airing a few episodes in, and depending on the ratings and the response from the public, you find yourself tweaking your performance or the scripts go in a different direction. "
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" I try to bring elements of my own personality to every character I've played, but I think I'm pretty similar to the character I'm playing now. The biggest departure would have to have been Freaks and Geeks Sara, who was this sort of subordinate and shy girl. "
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" I'm really awkward when people recognize me. I'm not good at it, and for the most part it hadn't happened to me until 'True Blood,' and then, all of a sudden, it started happening all the time. "
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" I really fancied myself a comedic actress. "
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" In the early days, I just got lucky. I would audition for everything and just happen to land in something pretty respectable, like 'Freaks and Geeks,' my first job, which was a complete fluke. "
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" I never get recognized for 'Mean Girls.' I can be walking around with Daniel Franzese, who's in the movie and a friend of mine, and people will come up to him and start freaking out and have no idea who I am. "
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