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" I'm eager to find the perfect film to shoot during my hiatus from 'Suits'. "
Meghan Markle
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" I love getting into people's brains and understanding the creative impetus for something. "
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" I rarely saw my Grandma Markle, as she hailed from New Hampshire and spent much of her life in Pennsylvania and Florida. To bridge that gap, she would always send scrapbooks, care packages, and boxes of treats made from family recipes. "
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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. "
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" I have always loved watermelon and relish any opportunity to eat it, whether plain or diced up with feta and mint and tossed with a little olive oil. It makes me think of summertime. On set and at home, I try to always have a container of watermelon sprinkled with cinnamon because it elevates the flavor just a notch and makes it feel special. "
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" What's funny is I probably still have some calligraphy business cards floating out in the world, and I can't wait for someone to call me in a month or something, and say, 'Can you do these for my son's Bar Mitzvah?' "
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Me
Son
" 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. "
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" I love Ralph Lauren. As I travel so much, I prefer to shop online. "
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Online
Shop
" For work I get so dolled up that it's nice to wear boyfriend jeans and a sweater. "
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Sweater
Wear
Jeans
" To describe something as being black and white means it is clearly defined. Yet when your ethnicity is black and white, the dichotomy is not that clear. In fact, it creates a grey area. "
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Black
Black And White
Grey
" It's really attractive if a man has a skill that you want to improve in yourself. If you can learn from someone, then that's sexy. "
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You
Learn
" Some women are able to wake up looking effortlessly chic - as though a bevy of fashion fairies twisted their low-lit locks into a messy chignon while they slept. They choose a frock from their exceptionally curated closet and leave a trail of custom fragrance and perfection in their wake. "
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Fashion
Women
" While most become star struck by A-list actors, you'll only see me in awe of leaders effecting change. Politician and diplomat Madeleine Albright, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. These are my heroes. These are my celebrities. "
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" I don't tend to go totally bare, but on non-filming days, I will only wear tinted moisturiser, mascara, blusher, and a ChapStick for my lips. "
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Days
" Catty is not cool. I can't think of anything less becoming than a man who talks about people behind their backs. "
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" The best job a man could have would be a chef. They'd understand the long hours I work and the drive and ambition it takes to succeed. "
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Best
Man
" I'm a California girl, right? I grew up with that farm-to-table dining before it was sweeping the nation. "
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Girl
Nation
California
" I do think there's some value to really throwing yourself into food and embracing where it comes from. "
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Yourself
Where
" My God, I think about way back in the day when we were running around in Mary Janes and Doc Martens, that whole 90210-inspired look. I'm glad that's long gone. "
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Think
Look
Day
" When I was 11, I saw this ad for dish soap powder that said, 'Women all over America are fighting greasy pots and pans.' I was so angry. I couldn't understand why it didn't say men as well. "
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Women
America
Angry
" I've had dates at the nicest restaurants, but when you leave, you're starving, and the best part of the date is having a slice of pizza and a couple of drinks on the way home. I think it's important to be able to roll with the punches and enjoy every minute of it. "
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Think
" My mother was a free-spirited clinical therapist, and I had the most hard-working father, a television lighting director by trade. My mum raised me to be a global citizen, with eyes open to sometimes harsh realities. "
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Eyes
" People don't need to feel scared about a leather pant. Think of it as a jean alternative: it's the same thing. It's almost like they're your yoga pants, but they look chic. "
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" Be kind to yourself. "
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Kind
" 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. "
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Class
Time
School
" If you make a fashion mistake, that's one that's going to resonate for a very long time. "
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Long
You
Time
" Just as black and white, when mixed, make grey, in many ways that's what it did to my self-identity: it created a murky area of who I was, a haze around how people connected with me. I was grey. And who wants to be this indifferent colour, devoid of depth and stuck in the middle? I certainly didn't. "
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Black
" I knew I'd end up in show business in some capacity, eventually. "
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" I'm from L.A., so I'm used to seeing people in sunglasses and flip-flops. There's something so romantic about a man in a scarf and a knitted hat. "
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" 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. "
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" Curl the lashes, concealer under the eyes, blush, ChapStick, and highlight in the inner corner of the eye. "
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Eyes
Lashes
Blush