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" I was not a girl who grew up buying $100 candles. I was the girl who ran out of gas on her way to an audition. "

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" I started working at a soup kitchen in skid row of Los Angeles when I was 13 years old, and the first day, I felt really scared. I was young, and it was rough and raw down there, and though I was with a great volunteer group, I just felt overwhelmed. "

" I've always had a propensity for getting the cursive down pretty well. What it evolved into was my pseudo-waitressing job when I was auditioning. I didn't wait tables. I did calligraphy for the invitations for, like, Robin Thicke and Paula Patton's wedding. "

" Reflecting on where I came from helps me to appreciate and balance what I have now. "

" On my face, I use Creme De La Mer The Eye Balm Intense and Tatcha Deep Brightening Serum. "

" Don't get involved in the interoffice politics. On 'Suits,' it can be cheeky and fun to see Rachel and Donna being gossipy, but people get caught up in that. I think in life and in the office, it's best to stay out of the drama. "

" My parents always told me if I believed something was wrong, I should try to fix it. "

" With fame comes opportunity, but in my opinion, it also includes responsibility - to advocate and share, to focus less on glass slippers and more on pushing through glass ceilings and, if I'm lucky enough, then to inspire. "

" I always want off-the-beaten-path, Anthony Bourdain-inspired travel. "

" I went to an all-girls' Catholic school for, like, six years during the time when kids actually had handwriting class. I've always had a propensity for getting the cursive down pretty well. "

" Throwing on a black dress with black tights, cute booties, a great coat and throw a scarf over it. I think simple accessories and, if you want to make a pop, a great red lip. "

" I've always shopped on the sale rack, and I've always been the girl flipping through the hangers trying to find the best deal. "

" I think the biggest part of being a girl boss in the office, at home, or anywhere you go is just knowing your value. "

" The holidays are a time to - not quite play it safe - but play it classic. You don't want to be the girl in a head-to-toe sequin look, where you look like you should be an ornament on the tree. "

" Make sure you are safe, and never ever put yourself in a compromising situation, but once that is checked off the list, I think it's really important for us to remember that someone needs us, and that your act of giving/helping/doing can truly become an act of grace once you get out of your head. "

" I did calligraphy for the invitations for, like, Robin Thicke and Paula Patton's wedding. "

" I'm eager to find the perfect film to shoot during my hiatus from 'Suits'. "

" There couldn't possibly be a more label-driven industry than acting, seeing as every audition comes with a character breakdown: 'Beautiful, sassy, Latina, 20s'; 'African American, urban, pretty, early 30s'; 'Caucasian, blonde, modern girl next door'. Every role has a label; every casting is for something specific. "

" It was the late '70s when my parents met. My dad was a lighting director for a soap opera, and my mom was a temp at the studio. They moved into a house in The Valley in L.A., to a neighborhood that was leafy and affordable. "

" I love getting into people's brains and understanding the creative impetus for something. "

" Make a choice: continue living your life feeling muddled in this abyss of self-misunderstanding, or you find your identity independent of it. You push for colour-blind casting; you draw your own box. You introduce yourself as who you are, not what colour your parents happen to be. "

" Being 'ethnically ambiguous', as I was pegged in the industry, meant I could audition for virtually any role. Morphing from Latina when I was dressed in red, to African American when in mustard yellow, my closet filled with fashionable frocks to make me look as racially varied as an Eighties Benetton poster. "

" I like it when a man puts thought into the kind of restaurant we're going to. That doesn't mean it needs to be fancy - some of the best meals of my life have been having a taco on a street corner. "

" Once you develop a comfort level with someone, that translates on camera. "

" My wardrobe for 'Suits' isn't like 'Working Girl' - dressing for work doesn't have to be so on-the-nose these days. The key is to have your own point of view attached to it. Personally, I love cropped pants in vegan leather, a great fitted blazer, and a button-down. "

" Definitely working on 'Deal or No Deal' was a learning experience, and it helped me to understand what I would rather be doing. "

" When I'm traveling, I won't miss an opportunity to try great pasta. "

" I love how British guys dress for the cold. "

" If you make a fashion mistake, that's one that's going to resonate for a very long time. "

" You have to take care of yourself so you can manage the workload of a very, very full plate. "