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" It's odd to grow up in a gaming town because... we know all of the tricks that are going on behind the scenes. "
Madchen Amick
Behind
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Grow
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" Once I had left 'Twin Peaks' and started doing other shows and other movies, I kept running into, 'No, no, we can't do it this way. This is the way it has to happen.' I'm like, 'No. I've already done it, and it worked, so I don't understand what you're saying.' "
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" When I first got to L.A., I thought every person in a limo was a star. "
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" I think the amazing thing about 'Twin Peaks' was that it completely changed television from that point forward. "
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" Most executives are male, so it's always sort of their vision of stuff. I'm constantly fighting against that even when I play the wife or the girlfriend or the best friend. I always try my hardest to bring as much layering in and not make things stereotypical, but it's hard. "
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" Usually, witches are the little side character... a bad female character that comes in and leaves. "
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" Everybody loves vampire stories, and if there's one show in particular that's done really well, it just opens the door and the opportunity for more of those kind of stories to get through. "
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" It is possible and very common to overcome and manage a mental illness. "
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" The whole concept of witches was that women were speaking up for themselves and fighting for their rights. The whole concept of witchcraft came into play to hold down women and women's empowerment. "
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" I wanted to be ballerina, be in a band, then in drama. "
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" In the same way that our school system feels strongly about requiring vaccinations and annual physicals, I feel strongly that it is essential to add a mental health component to that annual physical. "
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" I really like supernatural stories, but, to me, 'Witches of East End' is really grounded. It's not just going for the magic tricks and keeping it superficial and action-y. "
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" It's amazing that we have lead females on television and a couple of them over 40. Thank you very much. And being beautiful and strong and sexy and everything that you hope for. "
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Sexy
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" My first introduction to television, and really just the business in general, was working with David Lynch, with his incredibly open, creative mind that was not following any rules. "
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Working
Mind
" It's great to have female characters that have depth that you can explore instead of being the decoration or the girlfriend or the wife. "
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Wife
Great
" When I was just starting out, I had two choices: I could be the beautiful girl on the main man's arm as decoration, or I would have to do a little independent movie to get any depth in the female character. "
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Choices
" I worry that when educational counselors and teachers call in families with concerns about a child having a learning disability, we aren't always looking at the complete picture. "
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Picture
Worry
Child
" For the most part, it's a very male-dominated business. Most executives are male, so it's always sort of their vision of stuff. I'm constantly fighting against that, even when I play the wife or the girlfriend or the best friend. I always try my hardest to bring as much layering in and not make things stereotypical, but it's hard. "
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Play
Best Friend
Best
" I knew David Lynch going to television was going to be something. It was either going to not work, nobody was going to get it and it would disappear, or it was going to be something special and really stand out. "
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Television
Special
Work
" I really loved 'Witches of Eastwick', the movie with Michelle Pfeiffer and Jack Nicholson and Cher. "
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Really
" I've paid my dues. It wasn't overnight success. I went to tons of casting calls and auditions... But I've got to give luck some credit. "
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Got
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" I do love that witches haven't really been explored that much. Usually, witches are the little side character... a bad female character that comes in and leaves. "
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" I thought Beverly Hills was a gated community. I always drove around Beverly Hills because I thought that there's a guard that was going to stop me. "
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