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" I love to cook. But I have some food allergies, so I have to contend with those. "

Zooey Deschanel

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" One thing I love about Christmas music is that it has a tradition of warmth. "

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" My nursery school did a production of 'The Three Little Pigs.' I played the third pig. When the wolf knocked on my door, I refused to get up and answer it because, to me, he was knocking the wrong way. I just lay there, snoring away on stage, fully immersed in my character. My dad turned to my mom and said: 'Dustin Hoffman.' "

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" I appreciate a songwriter like Morrissey with so much restraint. "

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" Classic Christmas cookies are really time-consuming. Instead, make a bar you can bake in a pan and just cut up, like a brownie or a blondie or a shortbread, which still has that Christmas vibe. "

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" I accidentally entered a youth pageant when I was 14. That's like a beauty pageant, but without the beauty. It was terrible. "

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" I like having a schedule. I tend to be the type of person that thrives on something being regular. "

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" I'm a person who gets better with practice. Getting older is awesome - because you get more practice. "

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