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" I've learned a lot with every character, everything from being a cop, to a lawyer to a tattoo artist. And underneath that stuff, I've been really able to find myself through the characters. It's served as a cheap form of emotional therapy. "

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" My father left when I was really young, but he's still living. There are things I wish I'd said that I didn't and I don't think I'll ever get the opportunity to say. He's battled addiction problems his entire life. I wish things were different. I wish there were a way my son could know him, know the good parts of him. "

Sarah Shahi

Life

Father

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" It doesn't matter what people say or what the rules say or what you're supposed to do, you go after what's in your heart. "

" I actually got more attention from one episode of 'The Sopranos' than I did from two years of 'The L Word.' "

" To sit next to Walter Hill, and to be able to exchange ideas back and forth, and for him to be able to tell you that he likes what you're doing - I don't know. I kind of pinch myself. "

" My mother raised three kids on her own, so I was taught that to be a working mom was a good thing. "

" My views on equality are pretty obvious. I mean, I did play a highly complex lesbian techno DJ on TV, but I know it's not always easy to come out and tell the world where you stand. "

" When I was in my early 20s, I looked towards exterior things to make me feel sexy - guys, clothes, shoes, etc. Now it's all about how I feel internally. "

Sarah Shahi

Shoes

Clothes

" I was captain of the volleyball team and the basketball team, and I ran track. "

" I like a man who can come out and say he's nervous on the first date. I think that would be really cute. "

" To be beautiful in Texas, you had to be blonde and blue-eyed and have a name like Ann. "

" I'm a wife and a mother. I don't want to be immature; I have to be ready at all times. "

" Honestly, as an actor, all I need to know, the way I kind of look at a scene, is like a puzzle. There are certain puzzle pieces that are bigger than others, and all I need to know is if this is going to fit here to make this part of the puzzle work. "

" You can get a man's attention if you got a pair of boobs and a butt. I hate to simplify them down so much, but I think it's true. "

" Right when I finish a workout, I feel pretty sexy. Even though I'm sweaty and I don't smell like a rose, I feel strong. It does a lot for me mentally and physically. "

Sarah Shahi

Feel

Finish

" Let me tell you, I've never heard a man whine more than Jason Mamoa getting knocked around by little ol' me. "

Sarah Shahi

Man

Tell

" I always had that adolescent notion that I had to get out of Texas. But I'm really glad I grew up there. It's where I learned to look people in the eye, to be straightforward and polite. "

" My favorite workouts are the ones that don't feel like I'm working out! So, dance is a big one. Another is any kind of isolated moves, like ballet moves. Anything that works the glutes and legs - sign me up! And I like to blast the music. I have to get lost in the music. That helps. "

" NFL cheerleading is harder than most people think. They train up to six hours every day with games on Sundays. They gave me a great work ethic. "

Sarah Shahi

Great

People

" My role is to just tell the highest degree of truth with every character and every story. From there, I have no clue whatsoever how things are going to turn out. "

" I know it sounds weird, but my definition of 'sexy' has changed as I've gotten older. And being smart and informed makes me feel sexier than any outfit. "

" The most important mark I will leave on this world is my son. "

" I came from a single parent household. And I had a bad example of what a husband and father could be and how irresponsible a father could be. So because of that, I didn't want to get married or have kids. "

" Growing up, I loved Morticia Addams and Lily Munster on one hand, and Jeannie from 'I Dream of Jeannie' on the other. Two completely different ends of the spectrum, kind of like me. "

" I think it's important to love what you do and have a good time with it. I go to work every day and have a blast. "

" I love guns. I love shooting guns. "

" My great-great-grandfather was a shah back in the 1800s. Unfortunately, I don't have any gold coins or jewels to show for it. "

" The goal as an actor is to constantly surround yourself with amazing artists who challenge you and make you grow. "

" I don't really like 'acting' - I like things to feel as natural as possible. "

" I did a lot of theater growing up, and in college I was in the musical 'Chicago.' "

" Just because we are women doesn't mean the only roles we can play are that of the finger-shaking girlfriend. "