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" My parents divorced when I was 10, but when my father was there, he was trying to create almost like a little prison for me. "
Sarah Shahi
He
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" I never thought I would be one of those wacky chicks who say, 'I loved my labor,' but I loved every part of it. It was the best day of my life. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm a tomboy myself and have always been incredibly athletic. "
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" I'm a wife and a mother. I don't want to be immature; I have to be ready at all times. "
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" Just because we are women doesn't mean the only roles we can play are that of the finger-shaking girlfriend. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I can take a newspaper and make it a lethal weapon. "
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" I just like to go where the material is, whether that's TV, or movies, or the stage. As long as it's great writing, it's pretty much something I can't resist. "
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" The goal as an actor is to constantly surround yourself with amazing artists who challenge you and make you grow. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm not one to be messed with. I can be bad when it needs to happen. "
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" Michael Emerson is just a prince. There's something about him. He's so sweet. I don't know how to describe it. There's something about him that's a bit royal. "
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" My mother raised three kids on her own, so I was taught that to be a working mom was a good thing. "
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" 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. "
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" I like a man who can come out and say he's nervous on the first date. I think that would be really cute. "
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" I did a lot of theater growing up, and in college I was in the musical 'Chicago.' "
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" 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. "
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Me
People
" I'm used to a lot of love scenes. I'm used to something that requires me to kick up my heels and wink-wink, flirt-flirt with a twirl of my skirt. "
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" I had a home birth because I really believe in the body's natural ability to give birth. The medical profession has kind of warped women's minds into thinking we don't know how to birth and we need doctors and epidurals and Pitocin. "
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" I'm attracted to playing characters that have flaws. "
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" It's fun to work on location because you get the look and feel of everything, but it's nice to be on a stage because you can control the elements. "
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" As a parent, you experience the most of everything. The most love, the most fear, the most hurt and the most tired, the most of every emotion. "
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" I'm a girl in boy's clothing. I like to get a little rough. I prefer mud to makeup. That's me in a nutshell. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I have an incredibly dark, mysterious, witchy side and another side that's very bubbly and cheerleader-esque. "
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" 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. "
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