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" I'm nice, and I show up on time. "
Lauren Graham
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" Acting is the most bizarre profession. You can stay in it for years and not really be in it and be waiting for someone to give you an opportunity. It's like when I watch 'American Idol' and see people who have been told to believe in themselves at all costs: It's not always a good idea. "
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" These days I have to be extra nice in stores. It never fails that whenever I look as bad as I can possibly look or I am sort of cranky because the store is out of something, that is precisely the time when someone one will recognize me and say: 'I really like your show.' "
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" My mother had lived in London since I was little, so she never got to see my school plays and stuff. "
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" I didn't grow up identifying with beauty. I grew up thinking I could be smart and funny - those are the things I got feedback on. "
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" Like my dad, I have a Christmas party most years. I like to celebrate and see as many people as possible. "
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" We moved in 8th grade, so 7th grade I was doing okay, and then 8th grade, everything fell apart. I had no fashion sense to speak of. We only had a couple of hair care products back then. We didn't have all these things to tame your hair. I had glasses; I had braces. I had it all. "
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" If you're meeting someone for the first time after three hours of hair, makeup, and styling, you've already set the bar too high. "
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