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" There's only so many times you can read how ugly you are and how much people hate you. "
Lizzy Caplan
You
People
Ugly
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" I'm really awkward when people recognize me. I'm not good at it, and for the most part it hadn't happened to me until 'True Blood,' and then, all of a sudden, it started happening all the time. "
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