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" I just try not to look at any role as a comedic role or a dramatic role. I just try to stay in the movie I'm in. "

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" I've been really fortunate to do so many comedies and then so many dramatic roles and then television and movies and stuff like that. "

" For a long time, I think my family thought I was living in a $3 million mansion in the Hollywood Hills. "

" I am very reluctantly healthy. "

" It's bad enough when people are comparing your movie to just other random movies, but when you have another 'Carrie' to compare it to, it's rough. "

" The one thing I haven't done that would be so cool would be, like, an action movie. Like a real action, Jason Bourne movie or something. "

" I definitely felt awkward and I didn't fit in. Other than that, I'm learning that everyone felt that way: even the popular girls. "

" 'Citizen Ruth' I saw when I was in college, and I really flipped out over it. I just knew I wanted to work with the person who made that movie. "

" I think when you're just counting on your voice, you actually need double the energy. I find myself acting out the scenes and being very physical while I'm recording because I think you can tell when someone is just sitting on a stool. "

" You've heard the phrase 'There are no small roles, just small actors?' Well, I kind of disagree. There are small roles, but when you get a lot of them in a row, you can become a pretty successful actress, and that's what I've done. "

" I was lucky, and once I moved to L.A., I didn't have to get another job besides acting. But I wouldn't trade my previous jobs for anything. "

" Sometimes when you're given hurdles, it makes you more creative in the end. "

" Men are awesome, but they're pretty easy to figure out; women are way more complicated, and way more interesting. "