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" My dad was a news editor for a Brazilian news station, and they had offices in New York and London. "

Morena Baccarin

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" I love it when you have a lull in the day and you turn on the TV and a random movie is on that you either have never seen or haven't seen in years. Like 'Coming to America' or 'Misery' or 'Moonstruck.' "

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" I'd love to do a comedic film. I'd love to do a very epic Shakespearian film. "

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" My hair is normally really unkempt - I'll just use my sunglasses like a headband or throw on a felt cloche by Behida Dolic in windy weather. "

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" I'm kind of a workaholic. "

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" When I'm not working, I'm definitely a no-makeup girl. The most I ever do is a little tinted moisturizer and a little mascara and blush. "

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" Having no emotions is the most difficult, to tone it down. "

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" My whole family is very artistic - my uncles are all actors and theatre directors. "

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" My first role was in a Nativity play. My mom was playing Mary, and I was crying backstage, so she brought me out as Baby Jesus. "

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" I like the idea of raising a kid in my trailer. My mother was an actress. I grew up in theater with her in Brazil. I would play with set dolls. And I loved it. "

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" There are some roles that are more still and internal and emotional, and others that are more physical, which get you out of your mind for a while. "

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" You see those magazines, 'Oh, look at so-and-so without makeup, Halle Berry without makeup.' It's so crazy to wake up in the morning and have that thought - 'Do I need to put makeup on? Do I need to do something because I know people are going to know who I am?' "

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" I feel that I have grown so much as an actor being on 'Homeland.' "

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" My mom never cared if I came home dirty from playing outside with my brother. If I got my dress muddy, or my jeans were ripped, or I got blood on something. But I think a lot of girls have a different experience. "

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" Coming from 'V' into 'Homeland' was a really big change and the best gift as an actor you can get - which is to transform so drastically from one genre to the next, from lizard to human being! "

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" My mom is an actress, but she never really pushed me into it, and it was never something I thought I would be doing. She was very happy I decided to, but she certainly doesn't offer me criticism because she knows I'd tell her to shut up! Nobody wants to hear that from their mum! "

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" You've got to bring your A-game when you're in the same household as a military guy. "

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" We're all interested in life outside of Earth. We all have a fascination with what's out there because we don't really know. "

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" I do think it is possible to be in love with two people at the same time. "

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" I'm not always up to date on everything that's going on, but I am somewhat informed. I listen to NPR. And I actually watch Fox News, because I believe, if you just listen to the things that agree with you, you're not really seeing anything else. "

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" You don't know what love is until you meet your child. "

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" When I first cut my hair short, I was trying for a mix of Mia Farrow and Jean Seberg. The photo I took to my hairdresser was Jean Seberg in Breathless. I said, 'Make me look like this.' "

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" In Brazil, you are very close to your family; we saw our cousins every weekend, and my grandmother lived with us. "

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" 'V' had just been cancelled; I was looking for a job, and the 'Homeland' script came across my desk. I loved it immediately, although I thought it would end up being discovered gradually - a slow-burner, like 'The Wire.' "

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" I grew up in the West Village and went to the New York City Lab School for junior high. "

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" I've love to do more movies. Just because I'm interested in the medium very much. I've done a lot of theatre at this point, and I've done a lot of TV. I've done a few independent films, but a lot of them have not seen the light of day. It'd be really nice to be in a film that gets out there. "

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" Brazil has a lot of issues that are similar to a lot of countries in Latin America, but the dominant issue Brazil is dealing with is poverty and political corruption. "

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" I'm one of those people who has a toothbrush and toothpaste with me at all times. After lunch, I'll brush my teeth in a restaurant bathroom! "

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" I certainly am not doing nudity because I think lightly of it - I don't think it's something that one should just jump into without thinking about it. "

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" It's incredibly fun as an actor to get to play different styles and different genres for completely different audiences. "

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