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" The lamest excuse that I get incessantly is, 'Oh, we're not going ethnic with that role,' so I can't go in for it, or I can't get the part, which is really stupid, because, in today's world, people look different. "

Morena Baccarin

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People

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" The sky above us is something we have very little control of, and the space beyond is something we don't completely understand. "

" I've love to do more movies. Just because I'm interested in the medium very much. I've done a lot of theatre at this point, and I've done a lot of TV. I've done a few independent films, but a lot of them have not seen the light of day. It'd be really nice to be in a film that gets out there. "

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" My mom was incredibly supportive when she found out that I wanted to be an actress, and that certainly made things easier and more fun. "

Morena Baccarin

Things

Mom

" I swim laps, which is nice because I'm weightless in the water. "

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" My son's baby paraphernalia always ends up in my bag. "

Morena Baccarin

Baby

Bag

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" I can't complain. I'm making a living out of what I do, which is really rare for a lot of actors. The hard part is staying confident and staying with it. "

" My whole family is very artistic - my uncles are all actors and theatre directors. "

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" My mother put me on birth control as soon as I told her I wanted to go on it. I was 16. I was very young. "

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" My first role was in a Nativity play. My mom was playing Mary, and I was crying backstage, so she brought me out as Baby Jesus. "

Morena Baccarin

Baby

Mom

" There's really no way to plan how to play an alien. "