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" I think the show has sort of given me a name in this business and allowed a lot of people the opportunity to see what I can do, and it's just sort of like a sweet starting point. "

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" I was in the pilot of ER: I played a 15-year-old pregnant girl they were treating. And then, in the final season, they were casting for interns. "

" Right now, my focus is really acting and directing. But I see the creativity and the work that goes into building a network, and it's fascinating to me. If those doors open for me... I think just learning as much as I can at this point is really what it's about. "

" In terms of watching other directors, it's more like I go on set now, and I'm prepared, as an actor, and ready to give them everything, but at the same time, you observe how everybody else does it because there's always something to learn. "

" Growing up on set, the director is the person that, as a child, you admire and gives you validation. "

" There are a lot of different sides to me. I don't know if I'm always peaches-and-cream. "

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" It's hard to get material. I haven't made a movie before. I have two episodes of television that I think have come in really great, but it's really hard to get directing work. "

" They ask questions like 'do you believe in aliens' and those types of things. They were really interested in aliens, and that was really something that the Japanese have an interest in, and they are also very big fans of romances. "

" She wasn't as naive and innocent as she was in the first season. "

" I would like to see more of the making of just regular television shows. Like the casting process. I think it's so fascinating to watch the actors come in and see how they discuss everybody afterwards. It's a crazy world that has no rhyme or reason. "

" Just having more days of being the director on the ground, that's been invaluable. "

" I never went to any of the Hollywood child parties. "

" My career after 'Life Unexpected' took a really big dip, and I realized you have no control as an actor over the process of going to work. "

" Steven Spielberg, Woody Allen, you name it - I'm interested. I'm free. I'm looking for acting work. At the same time, you have to find a role you're right for, and then there's a slew of other actresses. That's why I will pursue more directing. It's like, who needs a boss? I'm right here. "

" I've literally pitched to every studio and network trying to get directing work. It's really hard. "

" I'm not going to do the story any service if my acting isn't strong. "

" I had a really normal childhood except I acted. It was like, my brother played soccer, and I was on television sometimes. "

" I loved working with Adam Driver. "

" I took my waitress uniform. Seemed fitting. "

" I'm the field producer whose job it is to manipulate the contestants to get them to do what we really want them to do to get the footage to make the show. "

" Most of the roles I've had, usually the story's about how the man affects my character. "

" It feels nice after a long career as an actor to find your own voice and support that. "

" There was a scene early on during the first season of Roswell and I broke down crying. Since then, I've always just been able to do it. "

" Reality TV is not real. "

" Back in the day when I was on The WB, I may have only had one or two female directors throughout the entire run of a series. "

" As an actor, you can have your opinions, but our responsibility is telling the point of view of this one character. "

" The people were just so lovely and accommodating and had really interesting questions and it was just interesting to see how the show is actually received in so many different countries. "

" A lot of the things I get sent are the girlfriend or the wife or the assistant, and those are not that exciting to me. "

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" I've been watching so many movies and they all have to do with the DVDs. It's just so much more convenient. "