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" We just can't shake monogamy. It definitely demands a kind of rigor and discipline and selflessness. But it's also fun. "

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" I try to eat sensibly. I cheat, but for the most part, I eat in a clean way. "

" I have this book club, and we don't read one book; we offer up a few suggestions and create a library over time. "

" So much of my job is about finding another job, and that's really boring. "

" I'm so impressed by Jennifer Lawrence and Carey Mulligan. They have this exquisite taste. They are very gifted in their ability to make great choices. "

" My goal is always to do something that feels just beyond my reach, and 'Homeland' continues to do that. Every season, they find new ways to scare me. The show is like a diamond that fell from the sky. I'll always feel slightly bludgeoned by it, but in the best way possible. "

" My go-to gifts are scarves from my friend Matin Maulawizada's nonprofit organization, Afghan Hands, which supports disenfranchised women in Afghanistan. In exchange for their beautiful embroidery, the women are given financial aid and classes in math and literacy. The scarves are all stunning and one of a kind. "

" I don't want to be an actress. I want to be doing good work that is well written and has good people in it. "

" Working gives you this new perspective. You don't take everything too seriously, and you realise that if you don't do too well on a history test, it's not the end of the world. "

" I was a very confident child. I knew I wanted to be an actress from the age of 5. "

" Growing up in New York City, I was always encouraged to question authority, and I think I confused patriotism with jingoism. "

" Relationships are a constant negotiation and balance. "

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" Steve Martin is one of my favorite performers, writers, artists of all time. "

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" People confuse fame with validation or love. But fame is not the reward. The reward is getting fulfillment out of doing the thing you love. "

" I discovered Orson Welles in college; my freshman English professor screened 'Citizen Kane' for us, and I wound up writing a 20-page term paper on it. "

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" I have a huge, active imagination, and I think I'm really scared of being alone; because if I'm left to my own devices, I'll just turn into a madwoman. "

" I started working when I was very young. I got an agent when I was 12, and fortunately was employed consistently from that point on. So I didn't really go to a conventional high school. I was tutored on sets and things. "

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