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" My dad instilled in me to naturally question all authority. I don't follow anything blindly. That's religion, cops, doctors, schools, you name it. "

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" TV is wild. You just play the role you're given, and you show up and do the best that you can. "

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" I used to be really insular, really introverted. I couldn't articulate myself. "

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" I hate dates. It becomes a weird auditioning process. And I've never had normal dating. "

" I thrive on adversity. "

" Nobody would know it to look at me, but the movies I liked as a kid were musicals - 'All That Jazz,' 'Hair,' 'Fame,' 'Annie,' all that stuff - that's where my little youthful imagination was. "

" I'm all for natural solutions. I'm for eastern philosophies. Yoga is a good one. "

" I have people come up to me who love 'The Other Sister,' or 'Old School,' or 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape.' "

" It's only artists who can help artists. "

" I have a huge fear of crowds. The irony is that my band is a therapeutic exercise. I hurl myself into thousands of people. "

" I only wear SPF if I'm going to the beach. "

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