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" I'm not saying it's easy, and it's definitely harder for women. Because there is definitely a double standard about gorgeous older men, and it's different for older women. "

Mary Steenburgen

Women

Older

Men

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" I love dark chocolate, 70 percent and up. "

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Love

Percent

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" I couldn't imagine trying anything else besides acting. But I didn't know that to make it meant I'd be on a movie screen. "

" Like most people, I have a dark side, but because of roles I played early on, people tend not to guess that. "

Mary Steenburgen

Dark

Dark Side

" I learned not to care what other people think. "

" Wii on Nintendo is amazing. "

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Nintendo

Amazing

" I've had a great time doing it - being able to say yes to a couple of amazing shows. "

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" I love to paint. And I have another profession - an interior design business. "

" I have hundreds of songs. "

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Songs

Hundreds

" My heritage, many generations back, is Dutch and it was fun to go where nobody asked me how to pronounce my name. "

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Name

Nobody

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Because

Everybody

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" Essential oils are extremely important to me. "

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Important

Essential