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" Once, I started cheering for the wrong team. I was hot, and I heard 'Touchdown!' and I started doing high kicks, and I looked around and nobody else was cheering. "

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" My views on equality are pretty obvious. I mean, I did play a highly complex lesbian techno DJ on TV, but I know it's not always easy to come out and tell the world where you stand. "

Sarah Shahi

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" I feel that as the world becomes more and more multicultural, it's a good tool to be able to speak another language. "

" It is therapeutic for me to act, to be able to slip into somebody else's skin, and know it's not you, but know that you bring a lot of yourself to it. At times in my life it's provided me with a lot of confusion. It's also provided me with a lot of discovery. "

" I like a man who can come out and say he's nervous on the first date. I think that would be really cute. "

" 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. "

" I've learned a lot with every character, everything from being a cop, to a lawyer to a tattoo artist. And underneath that stuff, I've been really able to find myself through the characters. It's served as a cheap form of emotional therapy. "

" I did karate for about three years. When I was going into Miss Texas, my mom said, 'Let's not do karate this year. Let's not have any knocked-out teeth on the stage.' "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Sarah Shahi

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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. "

" Once you're sort of pigeonholed into something, it's quite difficult to get out of it. I have no aversion to playing a gay character again, but it would definitely have to be the right role. "

" My mother raised three kids on her own, so I was taught that to be a working mom was a good thing. "

" You really have to take your time; you have to know your character and your scene. The line you are about to say comes from the moment right before. It's not what's said, it's what is in between the spaces, it's what's in between the lines; that is the most important to play. "

" To sit next to Walter Hill, and to be able to exchange ideas back and forth, and for him to be able to tell you that he likes what you're doing - I don't know. I kind of pinch myself. "

" 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. "

" Let me tell you, I've never heard a man whine more than Jason Mamoa getting knocked around by little ol' me. "

Sarah Shahi

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" I was captain of the volleyball team and the basketball team, and I ran track. "

" 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. "

Sarah Shahi

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" Cheerleading was my way in. It was one of the most rigorous audition processes ever. It definitely groomed me for Hollywood. "

" The goal as an actor is to constantly surround yourself with amazing artists who challenge you and make you grow. "

" I'm attracted to playing characters that have flaws. "

" 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. "

" Just because we are women doesn't mean the only roles we can play are that of the finger-shaking girlfriend. "

" I came from a single parent household. And I had a bad example of what a husband and father could be and how irresponsible a father could be. So because of that, I didn't want to get married or have kids. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I hate girls who complain, 'Oh, guys are looking at me!' But I love it when guys check me out. It just feels great. "

Sarah Shahi

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" I actually got more attention from one episode of 'The Sopranos' than I did from two years of 'The L Word.' "

" I did a lot of theater growing up, and in college I was in the musical 'Chicago.' "