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" It doesn't matter whether it's television or films or the theater. I just have to believe in what I'm doing. If I don't believe in it, I won't do it. "
Sheryl Lee
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" I have to be very aware of how I manage my health. I still have relapses if I push myself too hard and my immune system can't handle it. "
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" You'll read a script, and it'll grab me, or it won't. "
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" Twin Peaks' without David Lynch is like a girl without a secret. "
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" People don't set out being bad. They have deep pain inside. "
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" I'm starting to understand why certain people in the entertainment business reach a point where they say, 'I'm not going to do any more interviews.' I definitely understand that. "
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" Those of us who were on 'Twin Peaks' can very easily make fun of it, but we get along really well, and we have a playful energy together. "
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" Because Laura Palmer was dead... there was always this strange sense that people were seeing a ghost when they would see me. "
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" I did a few independent films, but there is no money in them. "
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" I was the kind of kid, I'd sit in the back row of the class with my head practically under the desk. I was incredibly afraid of people and very shy. "
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" When I was a kid, we played outside until we couldn't see and had to go in. I rode my bicycle and played tag football, kick the can, and hide-and-go-seek. "
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" There's something about death. It's like trying to understand our own mortality and immortality. That's why society is so into things like vampires, because they don't die. Well, why don't they die? "
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" I went into dancing but damaged my knees so decided to become an actress instead. "
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" Someday I'd love to come back and start a theater company in Boulder. That would be a dream come true. "
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" I would love to play a nun. I used to want to be one when I was a kid. "
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" I'm fascinated with all kinds of religion, but I'm not committed to any specific one. "
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" If something scares me, then I have to do it. My biggest fear in life is fear. "
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" The more we deny that we have a dark side, the more power it has over us. "
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" It's still difficult for me to watch my work. "
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