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" I just don't know that a TV show demands a movie ending. "

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" Because I have no consistent schedule as an actor, it was difficult to develop one as a writer. Ideally, I'd like to write first thing in the morning, every day. But sometimes I'm called to set before the sun comes up, or I've worked late the night before, or I'm on a plane. "

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

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

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

" One thing I've learned is I actually don't like variety very much. I like having the same thing over and over: assorted lean proteins, arugula salad, quinoa or brown rice with soy sauce, olive oil, lemon, and salt. Those ingredients can pretty much get me through the week. "

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" One of the things I like about the show is it redefines the idea of what it is to be a mother, which at its most basic level is to take care of a child. It doesn't mean you have to look like the ladies in the Lysol commercials. "

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" What I remember about coming to L.A. is that suddenly work was as big a presence in my life as my life itself. "

" 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. "

" Strangers were worried about me; that's how long I was single! "

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" The thing about good writing is it has a music to it. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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? "

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" Honestly, I was such a tomboy as a kid. People were taking from their mothers' closets - I was taking from my dad's closet. It was the '80s, so it wasn't terrible, but I was wearing my dad's dress shirts over jeans from the Gap. "

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