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" It was not really a career choice that I had to make. It was something I knew right from the beginning. I had to be an actress... period. "
Christine Lahti
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" My heart's in really great shape thanks to spinning classes. "
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" A friend of mine described it this way: When they were born it was like a meteor landed in our house and blew everything apart. We had to just put all the pieces back. "
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