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" I really never stopped thinking about Ellen, because I just haven't felt that kind of energy with anyone in my life. "
Portia de Rossi
Energy
Thinking
My Life
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" I love to work. I really enjoy getting up really early and driving downtown. I just really love the process of acting and being on a series. "
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" I want young people to see me and think you can be feminine and smart and successful, all at the same time. "
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" If you've looked at all the glamour magazines lately, all the covers are actresses. If they are on those covers, they are going to try to emulate models. That's just the way it is. "
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" It sounds so trite, but my private life is mine. "
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" I saw Ellen and my knees were weak. It was amazing. And it was very hard for me to get her out of my mind after that. Then when I saw her that night, we started talking, and that's that. "
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