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" I try to put as little stuff into my hair as I can, which tends to be the best for it. "
Connie Britton
Little
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" The funniest women I've known are Southern. It is such a vital way to get what you want. Charm and grace and a sense of humor will take you a long way. "
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" People have always asked, 'Do you prefer comedy or drama?' And my answer is, 'Both, at the same time.' "
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" I would say country is the one type of music I've spent the least amount of time with in my life. I grew up in Virginia, where there was a lot of it, but I was more interested in rock and roll. Southern rock. "
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" Just drawing on my own experience, I never - I never - personally reference myself as old. I don't think of myself as old, but I certainly would not say that to a man. "
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" A definite highlight was doing 'The Brothers McMullen.' Shooting that movie was such a joy - and then we wound up winning the Sundance Film Festival. That big-break moment is visceral. It happens once in a decade, maybe once in a lifetime. "
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" I was born in Boston, but then I went down to Virginia. We spent a little time in Maryland, and then were in Virginia by the time I was seven. What struck me the most was that my mother thought that she had gone to the middle of nowhere, and we would still drive four hours for her to get her hair cut in Washington, D.C. "
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" I'm obsessed with 'Thelma and Louise,' and therefore obsessed with Callie Khouri who wrote that movie. "
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" I feel like 'Nashville' can go on indefinitely. "
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" I was so green, and my background was mostly in theater. The only thing I'd done in front of a camera, besides an infomercial and one commercial, was 'Brothers McMullen.' "
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Background
Green
Only
" I thought it was a terrible idea being a supporting character on a football show. "
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Character
Football
" I grew up singing. My mother was a music teacher. "
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Singing
Up
" It's daunting to play a real living person. "
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Real
Daunting
Living
" Beauty is about what's inside us, loving who we are and nurturing that. Outward beauty can really blossom from there. "
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Beauty
Loving
Us
" The South was influential in my life. It helped form who I am. I went to New York out of drama school, and I lived in California. "
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I Am
My Life
New York
" I started hearing people say, 'There's a blog about your hair, and there are all of these Tumblr accounts.' I'm like, 'What's Tumblr?' I'm pretty mystified by it, because I look around, and a lot of people have great hair. "
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Great
Pretty
Look
" TV loves to bring in affairs - as soon as you have a relationship, let's screw it up. "
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Soon
Relationship
Bring
" Divorce is hard. I was about 29 when my husband and I split up. I think we probably fared better than most, because we were young and didn't have kids - but divorce is hard. "
Connie Britton
Husband
Better
Divorce
" My twin sister, my cousin, and I used to write and perform plays for my family. We raided the closets for costumes and fought over parts. I'm sure I was the bossiest one. "
Connie Britton
Used
Write
Family
" I lost my mom to breast cancer, and then I lost my father three years later. I thought, 'What am I waiting for?' Motherhood has been the greatest gift of my life. "
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Father
Mom
Waiting
" I think that sense of humor is important in marriage. A sense of humor gets people through marriage. "
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Marriage
People
Sense
" For my birthday this year, my girlfriends - who knew I'd just inherited my dad's turntable - gave me a carton of albums like 'Blue Kentucky Girl,' by Emmylou Harris, and 'Off the Wall,' by Michael Jackson. It's all stuff we grew up with. I mean, you can't have a music collection without Prince's 'Purple Rain' - it just can't be done! "
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Music
Birthday
Blue
" We're trying to tell a very full story of 'Nashville' and these characters in Nashville, and I'm really hopeful that we're going to be able to do something as innovative as 'American Horror Story' and 'Friday Night Lights.' And I think so far, we're on the right path for that. "
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American
Friday
Night
" I don't know a single woman in her 40s who isn't incredibly full of life and sexuality and desire for everything. There's nothing sexier than life experience, and there's nothing sexier than knowing your own body and having a little bit of experience with that. "
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Own
Woman
Life
" I'm booby and kind of curvy, so I definitely need to wear things that work with that. I can't just put on a muumuu, because it looks crazy on me. "
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Need
Crazy
Kind
" I'm in an environment where I have a lot of information about how to stay healthy and live a good life. I love vegan and raw food, I love to exercise. If I weren't in this business, I think I would be aging differently. "
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Love
Business
Food
" The U.N. has been focusing on the global goals in terms of trying to fight and eradicate poverty, and I feel like education is at the root of it all. "
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Education
Trying
Fight
" I think the most important thing about the Emmys stuff is just to enjoy it. It can get really stressful in weird ways, and I have definitely experienced that. This year, I really just want to have it be a fun celebration! "
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Weird
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Fun
" There are so many women out there who are single moms, really not by choice, and doing it and making it work every day. I think it's becoming much more a part of our culture and I hope that it will become more accepted and that those women are going to be more and more appreciated, respected and supported. "
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Women
Hope
Work
" Let's put it this way: The older you get, the easier it is to date younger men. There are more of them. "
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