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" The most important mark I will leave on this world is my son. "
Sarah Shahi
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" Plyometrics. Hate them. Enough already. Jumping around, using your own body weight is so hard to me. How did we do it as kids? "
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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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" 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.' "
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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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" 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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