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" What I remember about coming to L.A. is that suddenly work was as big a presence in my life as my life itself. "

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" For a time in high school, I had glasses, braces, and a cast. I like to call this look 'no date for homecoming.' "

" Just for daily wear, I love discovering new jeans companies. "

" I would like to be part of a family, however that looks. Family is really important to me. "

" I take the no-doughnut pledge, and then I break it. "

" I'm nice, and I show up on time. "

" Acting is the most bizarre profession. You can stay in it for years and not really be in it and be waiting for someone to give you an opportunity. It's like when I watch 'American Idol' and see people who have been told to believe in themselves at all costs: It's not always a good idea. "

" Having trees and a track to run on have become more important to me than living near cool restaurants. "

" You want the story to end when it's supposed to and not be squeezed for somebody's financial gain. "

" I've always thought my strengths were I'm smart, and I have a good sense of humor. I definitely struggle with feeling confident. "

" None of my characters have really had jobs. "

" Strangers were worried about me; that's how long I was single! "

" As an actor, you have to maximize your time, because you don't know what's going to happen in your 50s and 60s and 70s. It's like the career of an athlete: For many people, it ends at a certain point. "

" These days I have to be extra nice in stores. It never fails that whenever I look as bad as I can possibly look or I am sort of cranky because the store is out of something, that is precisely the time when someone one will recognize me and say: 'I really like your show.' "

" I've dated people who I thought were going to be a big deal in my life, and I've also spent long periods by myself. "

" I always saw myself as a comedic actor and wacky best friend. "

" I just don't know that a TV show demands a movie ending. "

" I've pretty much always been on a diet since I was born. And the women in my family struggle, so I find the less I think about food, in a way, the happier I am. In general, I think I eat less the less I think about it. "

" I really think if you're trying to look good, do something athletic. I have a little mini tramp, and sometimes I'll just try to jump for 20 minutes. It gets your blood circulating, and that always looks really pretty. "

" If I had a normal job and had been moving up, I'd be management level now. "

" I love doing the 'New York Times' crossword puzzle, even on the days I can't finish it. "

" The thing you must really do in television is bring yourself to everything you do - you can't try to be anybody else. "

" Like my dad, I have a Christmas party most years. I like to celebrate and see as many people as possible. "

" One of the things I like about the show is it redefines the idea of what it is to be a mother, which at its most basic level is to take care of a child. It doesn't mean you have to look like the ladies in the Lysol commercials. "

" The thing about good writing is it has a music to it. "

" I'm baffled when young actors aren't familiar with current film, television and theater, or aren't interested in older films or plays and the history of the craft in general. If you don't know what's out there, and what came before, then how can you picture yourself working, and how can anyone else? "

" We moved in 8th grade, so 7th grade I was doing okay, and then 8th grade, everything fell apart. I had no fashion sense to speak of. We only had a couple of hair care products back then. We didn't have all these things to tame your hair. I had glasses; I had braces. I had it all. "

" I dream of playing Lady Cora's sister on 'Downton Abbey.' "