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" Personally, all I ever want to be wearing are jeans. "

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" I'm baffled when young actors aren't familiar with current film, television and theater, or aren't interested in older films or plays and the history of the craft in general. If you don't know what's out there, and what came before, then how can you picture yourself working, and how can anyone else? "

" It's great to have an acting job in the age of Reality TV. "

" I've made out more this season on a family-friendly show than ever in my actual life. "

" I get a delivery of a diet food during the week, which doesn't mean that I don't eat the occasional Krispy Kreme doughnut. "

" Some people think my father was a spy, because of working for that government agency in Vietnam, but he can't find his car keys, much less keep a national secret. "

" What I remember about coming to L.A. is that suddenly work was as big a presence in my life as my life itself. "

" Like my dad, I have a Christmas party most years. I like to celebrate and see as many people as possible. "

" I dream of playing Lady Cora's sister on 'Downton Abbey.' "

" Honestly, 'Parenthood' was not what I planned. I didn't plan to do another drama. I didn't plan to play a single mom. I didn't plan, even, to do an ensemble show. But I hadn't found anything I liked as much. I just connected to the show. "

" The thing you must really do in television is bring yourself to everything you do - you can't try to be anybody else. "

" Because I have no consistent schedule as an actor, it was difficult to develop one as a writer. Ideally, I'd like to write first thing in the morning, every day. But sometimes I'm called to set before the sun comes up, or I've worked late the night before, or I'm on a plane. "

" I get concerned when I see kids on their phones. They don't read enough anymore, anything longer than a tweet. "

" All my references are 50 years old-when somebody shot J.R., you know? Oh my god, I'm 100! "

" Sometimes I'll think, 'That was a really nice day. I ate well, I exercised, I called some friends, wasn't working too hard,' but I rarely have one of those. "

" Well, it's more of a sane life to be part of an ensemble! I find that the work can be more specific too and I have to really make sure I know where I am in the story because I'm not in every scene. "

" The parts for women, you're either like the quietly suffering wife or the wild girl. "

" My time at Barnard was fun but stressful. I transferred there from the acting conservatory at NYU, and my Rolling Around On the Floor Pretending to Be a Lion classes didn't translate into many academic credits. "

" I love TV. I think I'd do a half-hour single-camera comedy. "

" I always saw myself as a comedic actor and wacky best friend. "

" I've seen 'The Godfather Part II,' 'Broadcast News,' and 'Annie Hall' more than 20 times each. "

" I've always thought my strengths were I'm smart, and I have a good sense of humor. I definitely struggle with feeling confident. "

" I've learned a lot from trainers over the years, but mainly that you need discipline to stay in the gym and out of the many fine cupcake emporiums on every corner. "

" I've always really liked being active. I do Spinning classes, I run, I have a trainer, I do Pilates with my sister Shade. "

" The thing about good writing is it has a music to it. "

" If I had a normal job and had been moving up, I'd be management level now. "

" None of my characters have really had jobs. "

" Belly buttons are cool! "

" I would like to be part of a family, however that looks. Family is really important to me. "

" Nobody ever seems to want my advice about serious stuff. People will be like: 'Who made that sweater?' Or 'How did you get your hair so straight?' They don't to come to me for the relationship advice or deep stuff. In fact, my little sister actually hides from me. "

" I think what my hope is is that the only downside of having a steady job on television is, I think for all actors, there's a piece, there's some adrenaline, and part of the love of the job is not knowing what's coming next, and the variety. "