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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. "
Sarah Shahi
Long
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" I never really paid attention to sports, which, coming from the mecca of football in Texas, is kind of odd. I played sports, but I was nerdy. Having a single mother, the pressure was on me to get good grades and a scholarship and go to college. "
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" My role is to just tell the highest degree of truth with every character and every story. From there, I have no clue whatsoever how things are going to turn out. "
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" When I was in my early 20s, I looked towards exterior things to make me feel sexy - guys, clothes, shoes, etc. Now it's all about how I feel internally. "
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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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" I'm a tomboy myself and have always been incredibly athletic. "
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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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" 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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Right
" Michael Emerson is just a prince. There's something about him. He's so sweet. I don't know how to describe it. There's something about him that's a bit royal. "
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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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" 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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" 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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Audition
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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'm a wife and a mother. I don't want to be immature; I have to be ready at all times. "
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" Honestly, as an actor, all I need to know, the way I kind of look at a scene, is like a puzzle. There are certain puzzle pieces that are bigger than others, and all I need to know is if this is going to fit here to make this part of the puzzle work. "
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" Just because we are women doesn't mean the only roles we can play are that of the finger-shaking girlfriend. "
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" Once, I started cheering for the wrong team. I was hot, and I heard 'Touchdown!' and I started doing high kicks, and I looked around and nobody else was cheering. "
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" I came from a single parent household. And I had a bad example of what a husband and father could be and how irresponsible a father could be. So because of that, I didn't want to get married or have kids. "
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" I had a home birth because I really believe in the body's natural ability to give birth. The medical profession has kind of warped women's minds into thinking we don't know how to birth and we need doctors and epidurals and Pitocin. "
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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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" My mother raised three kids on her own, so I was taught that to be a working mom was a good thing. "
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" Right when I finish a workout, I feel pretty sexy. Even though I'm sweaty and I don't smell like a rose, I feel strong. It does a lot for me mentally and physically. "
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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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" 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 was captain of the volleyball team and the basketball team, and I ran track. "
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" My favorite workouts are the ones that don't feel like I'm working out! So, dance is a big one. Another is any kind of isolated moves, like ballet moves. Anything that works the glutes and legs - sign me up! And I like to blast the music. I have to get lost in the music. That helps. "
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