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" I'm a wife and a mother. I don't want to be immature; I have to be ready at all times. "
Sarah Shahi
Immature
Wife
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" Once you're sort of pigeonholed into something, it's quite difficult to get out of it. I have no aversion to playing a gay character again, but it would definitely have to be the right role. "
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" I'm attracted to playing characters that have flaws. "
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" I'm a girl in boy's clothing. I like to get a little rough. I prefer mud to makeup. That's me in a nutshell. "
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" To be beautiful in Texas, you had to be blonde and blue-eyed and have a name like Ann. "
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" You really have to take your time; you have to know your character and your scene. The line you are about to say comes from the moment right before. It's not what's said, it's what is in between the spaces, it's what's in between the lines; that is the most important to play. "
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" The most important mark I will leave on this world is my son. "
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" It's fun to work on location because you get the look and feel of everything, but it's nice to be on a stage because you can control the elements. "
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" When I was in my early 20s, I looked towards exterior things to make me feel sexy - guys, clothes, shoes, etc. Now it's all about how I feel internally. "
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" My biggest fantasy was to have a pie thrown in my face, and I always said whoever did that, that's the guy I'd marry. "
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" To sit next to Walter Hill, and to be able to exchange ideas back and forth, and for him to be able to tell you that he likes what you're doing - I don't know. I kind of pinch myself. "
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" Cheerleading was my way in. It was one of the most rigorous audition processes ever. It definitely groomed me for Hollywood. "
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Ever
Hollywood
" I don't really like 'acting' - I like things to feel as natural as possible. "
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" The goal as an actor is to constantly surround yourself with amazing artists who challenge you and make you grow. "
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Surround Yourself
Yourself
" As a parent, you experience the most of everything. The most love, the most fear, the most hurt and the most tired, the most of every emotion. "
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" I did a lot of theater growing up, and in college I was in the musical 'Chicago.' "
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" You know, I never really paid attention to sports, which, coming from the mecca of football in Texas, is kind of odd. I played sports, but I was nerdy. Having a single mother, the pressure was on me to get good grades and a scholarship and go to college. "
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" My father left when I was really young, but he's still living. There are things I wish I'd said that I didn't and I don't think I'll ever get the opportunity to say. He's battled addiction problems his entire life. I wish things were different. I wish there were a way my son could know him, know the good parts of him. "
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Father
Good
" My views on equality are pretty obvious. I mean, I did play a highly complex lesbian techno DJ on TV, but I know it's not always easy to come out and tell the world where you stand. "
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" I had a home birth because I really believe in the body's natural ability to give birth. The medical profession has kind of warped women's minds into thinking we don't know how to birth and we need doctors and epidurals and Pitocin. "
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" I love guns. I love shooting guns. "
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" I've learned a lot with every character, everything from being a cop, to a lawyer to a tattoo artist. And underneath that stuff, I've been really able to find myself through the characters. It's served as a cheap form of emotional therapy. "
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" You can get a man's attention if you got a pair of boobs and a butt. I hate to simplify them down so much, but I think it's true. "
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" Just because we are women doesn't mean the only roles we can play are that of the finger-shaking girlfriend. "
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" Growing up, I loved Morticia Addams and Lily Munster on one hand, and Jeannie from 'I Dream of Jeannie' on the other. Two completely different ends of the spectrum, kind of like me. "
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" I have an incredibly dark, mysterious, witchy side and another side that's very bubbly and cheerleader-esque. "
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" I came from a single parent household. And I had a bad example of what a husband and father could be and how irresponsible a father could be. So because of that, I didn't want to get married or have kids. "
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Parent
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" I know it sounds weird, but my definition of 'sexy' has changed as I've gotten older. And being smart and informed makes me feel sexier than any outfit. "
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