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" Strangers were worried about me; that's how long I was single! "
Lauren Graham
Strangers
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" You want the story to end when it's supposed to and not be squeezed for somebody's financial gain. "
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" 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. "
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" When the creator of the show is gone, the actors end up being the people who have been there the longest. "
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" I've always really liked being active. I do Spinning classes, I run, I have a trainer, I do Pilates with my sister Shade. "
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" I would like to be part of a family, however that looks. Family is really important to me. "
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" I've seen 'The Godfather Part II,' 'Broadcast News,' and 'Annie Hall' more than 20 times each. "
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" I've made out more this season on a family-friendly show than ever in my actual life. "
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" I love doing the 'New York Times' crossword puzzle, even on the days I can't finish it. "
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" 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. "
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" I get concerned when I see kids on their phones. They don't read enough anymore, anything longer than a tweet. "
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" I've dated people who I thought were going to be a big deal in my life, and I've also spent long periods by myself. "
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" I just don't know that a TV show demands a movie ending. "
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" All TV shows are basically part of the same storyline. "
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" As an actor, you have to maximize your time, because you don't know what's going to happen in your 50s and 60s and 70s. It's like the career of an athlete: For many people, it ends at a certain point. "
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" One thing I've learned is I actually don't like variety very much. I like having the same thing over and over: assorted lean proteins, arugula salad, quinoa or brown rice with soy sauce, olive oil, lemon, and salt. Those ingredients can pretty much get me through the week. "
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" 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. "
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" I love TV. I think I'd do a half-hour single-camera comedy. "
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" I have way too many jeans. But I never seem to have a top to wear. "
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" Acting is the most bizarre profession. You can stay in it for years and not really be in it and be waiting for someone to give you an opportunity. It's like when I watch 'American Idol' and see people who have been told to believe in themselves at all costs: It's not always a good idea. "
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" If you're meeting someone for the first time after three hours of hair, makeup, and styling, you've already set the bar too high. "
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" Personally, all I ever want to be wearing are jeans. "
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" What I remember about coming to L.A. is that suddenly work was as big a presence in my life as my life itself. "
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" I dream of playing Lady Cora's sister on 'Downton Abbey.' "
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" Texting is not flirting, if you don't care about me enough to say the words than that's not love, I don't like it! "
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" If I had a normal job and had been moving up, I'd be management level now. "
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" These days I have to be extra nice in stores. It never fails that whenever I look as bad as I can possibly look or I am sort of cranky because the store is out of something, that is precisely the time when someone one will recognize me and say: 'I really like your show.' "
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" Like my dad, I have a Christmas party most years. I like to celebrate and see as many people as possible. "
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" It's great to have an acting job in the age of Reality TV. "
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