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" It's bad enough when people are comparing your movie to just other random movies, but when you have another 'Carrie' to compare it to, it's rough. "

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" The one thing I haven't done that would be so cool would be, like, an action movie. Like a real action, Jason Bourne movie or something. "

" I feel like everything does happen for a reason, and I can totally look back on my career and the decisions I've made and how it sort of worked itself out. "

" Men are awesome, but they're pretty easy to figure out; women are way more complicated, and way more interesting. "

" I had Madonna parties; I dressed like Madonna, and I had all of her records because we had records back then. I knew all of her lyrics; I was obsessed with her movies and the whole thing. "

" I imagined my fantasy co-author would look like Miranda Kerr, but have the intellect and comedic timing of Liz Lemon. "

" I am very reluctantly healthy. "

" The truth is, if I was maybe better or funnier or prettier, wouldn't I have starred in a movie? I can see it objectively as a businesswoman - if no one's buying your product, then there's not a desire for it. "

" I definitely felt awkward and I didn't fit in. Other than that, I'm learning that everyone felt that way: even the popular girls. "

" I am an actress - I am paid to verbalize other people's words, not create my own. "

" The truth is that the actresses who I look up to are either my age or a few years older or a lot older. "

" I would have played any character in an Alexander Payne movie. "

" I love watching Edie Falco; she's so layered, and her work is so great. "

" When you do a movie, you don't know when it's going to come out. In a year, you forget about it. "

" I took ballet dancing forever, and there was a natural transition into acting. "

" Sometimes when you're given hurdles, it makes you more creative in the end. "

" I love television, I've always wanted to be on television. "

" Any time you learn something new about your character, that's really exciting. "

" There are a lot of perks when you're an actor. Free food at work was my second favorite in the beginning, but my first was the weird stuff. Like seeing celebrities in no makeup and finding out what they ate. "

" I was not awesome at dancing. For a ballerina, I probably started too late. Plus I enjoyed entertaining people too much. "

" You've heard the phrase 'There are no small roles, just small actors?' Well, I kind of disagree. There are small roles, but when you get a lot of them in a row, you can become a pretty successful actress, and that's what I've done. "

" I think when you're just counting on your voice, you actually need double the energy. I find myself acting out the scenes and being very physical while I'm recording because I think you can tell when someone is just sitting on a stool. "

" Sometimes I think to get to the emotional level of a scene, you don't necessarily have to have experienced the exact thing that person has experienced, but whatever you have in your life that has gotten you to that place is usually enough. "

" I think it's natural if you're doing a lot of comedy to do a lot of drama, because you have to figure out the real version of the joke. "

" I love Cate Blanchett; I think she's brilliant. "

" I firmly believe that everyone should have to work in the food service industry at least once in their lives. "

" I really believe waiting tables, and service industry jobs in general, make you a better person. "

" 'Citizen Ruth' I saw when I was in college, and I really flipped out over it. I just knew I wanted to work with the person who made that movie. "

" I've been really fortunate to do so many comedies and then so many dramatic roles and then television and movies and stuff like that. "

" My parents, stupidly, always let me go downtown. This was pre-pager, even. It made me adventurous. I think it makes you tough. "

" I just try not to look at any role as a comedic role or a dramatic role. I just try to stay in the movie I'm in. "