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" They have a joy for life in Brazil unlike any country I've ever seen. "
Morena Baccarin
Life
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" The dream as an actor is being able to bounce back and forth between different things. "
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" You like to think that you're bigger than your traditions and customs, but they form who you are. "
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" My whole family is very artistic - my uncles are all actors and theatre directors. "
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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. "
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" I've had long hair, I've had short hair, and I've had in between hair... and its all good. "
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" There's really no way to plan how to play an alien. "
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" My dad was a news editor for a Brazilian news station, and they had offices in New York and London. "
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" I have this internal cultural struggle where there's a side of me that is very Brazilian that misses the food and culture, and a side of me that's very American that really loves the structure and predictability here. "
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" Coming from 'V' into 'Homeland' was a really big change and the best gift as an actor you can get - which is to transform so drastically from one genre to the next, from lizard to human being! "
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" My mom never cared if I came home dirty from playing outside with my brother. If I got my dress muddy, or my jeans were ripped, or I got blood on something. But I think a lot of girls have a different experience. "
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" I think, in general, this country makes a huge deal about nudity and not a big enough deal about violence. We're allowed to cut people's heads off on shows - but not allowed to show breasts or somebody breastfeeding or whatever. I think it's a big deal in America especially. But I think to each is own. "
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" My mom is an actress, but she never really pushed me into it, and it was never something I thought I would be doing. She was very happy I decided to, but she certainly doesn't offer me criticism because she knows I'd tell her to shut up! Nobody wants to hear that from their mum! "
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" I had the opportunity to wear Hearts On Fire jewelry on the red carpet and just loved the way their diamonds made me look and feel. "
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" When I was 7, we moved to New York because my dad's job was transferred. "
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" I get nervous for any competition. I also get really competitive. "
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" 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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" Inspiration is key for me in choosing characters. "
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" I think I'm more the method acting school. "
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" I've done some sitcoms here and there, but nothing long term. "
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" Going from one kid to two kids is insane. "
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" I love it when you have a lull in the day and you turn on the TV and a random movie is on that you either have never seen or haven't seen in years. Like 'Coming to America' or 'Misery' or 'Moonstruck.' "
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" I had a very liberal family. "
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" I certainly am not doing nudity because I think lightly of it - I don't think it's something that one should just jump into without thinking about it. "
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" I tend to wear flats and jeans and no makeup and walk around, go to the grocery store, and do whatever I have to do. "
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" When I'm not working, I'm definitely a no-makeup girl. The most I ever do is a little tinted moisturizer and a little mascara and blush. "
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" My hair is normally really unkempt - I'll just use my sunglasses like a headband or throw on a felt cloche by Behida Dolic in windy weather. "
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" You go on a million auditions anyway as an actor, and one out of a hundred, you get. It's a hard life, but you can't really think about it that way. "
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" I grew up in the West Village and went to the New York City Lab School for junior high. "
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