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" My first lead role was probably 'Party Girl' in 1994. "

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" It hasn't really made it easier getting film work. It's not like I can call up a studio or a producer and say - insert haughty voice here - 'It's Parker. I guess you might know me as the indie queen. I'm wondering if you have any projects for me to be in.' "

" I'm a good girl, you know? But I'm from the South, and there are some powerful women down there, and very theatrical. "

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" My aunt in Texas, when she did the hazing things, they had girls swallow oysters. They'd wrap an oyster in dental floss, swallow them, and then pull them back up. "

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