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" My mother is the sort of a person who has no boundaries and no filter. She also has a big ego, but it's a very unique one. And I grew up with lots of artists in an environment where conformity and the norm were totally not what anybody was after. "

Gaby Hoffmann

She

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" I just try to show up and be relaxed and present and honest. And that's my only trick. And sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. Honestly, sometimes it really doesn't work. "

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" I actually voted for Nader. "

Gaby Hoffmann

Actually

Voted

" Acting was something that I grew up just doing. I certainly never thought about it. "

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" I think that anybody coming out and saying, 'This is who I am, and let me show it to you...' is good for the world. "

Gaby Hoffmann

Think

World

" Nicole Richie invited me to her birthday party, and it was at Michael Jackson's Neverland! "

Gaby Hoffmann

Birthday Party

Party

" As an actress, vanity is your enemy. If you're thinking about how you look, you're not going to give a good performance. Once I realized, 'Hmm, I guess I'm not that vain,' it's like something I wanted to protect. I can't imagine anyone could give the full dynamic performance they're capable of and still be vain. "

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Time

" Our parents all experimented with raising us in a fairly loose, unorthodox way. A huge emphasis was placed on creativity, and our artistic efforts were never dismissed as childish. There was a sense that we - kids and grown-ups - all had the potential to make something of value. Our drawings were not simply destined for the refrigerator. "

" I grew up with artists and drag queens. These were just my neighbors and friends and the people who are raising me. "

Gaby Hoffmann

People

Drag

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Gaby Hoffmann

Pregnant

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