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" When I get a new script my mom will read them and just be aghast. I think it's hysterical. "
Alia Shawkat
New
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Just Be
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" When you focus on life, on enjoying and connecting with other people, that's when work comes. When you focus on work, you can never work. I'm always going through waves of that. "
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" In my opinion FOX is known for being a network that just advertises, and that's pretty much how they get their viewers. "
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" With independent film, as an actor, you have more involvement - it's very much more connected. It's not just like I'm showing up and there's another actor on the call sheet; you're very attached to it. "
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" I go into work and get my hair and makeup done, go into wardrobe. I have to do three hours of school a day. "
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" I think for a girl to be strong, it doesn't have to involve being physically strong. "
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" I feel very lucky 'Arrested Development' was so successful because I never really got too much attention, and I was able to evolve instead of only being seen as one character. "
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" As an actress, you never know when you're going to work again - and there's so much dependency on working. "
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" I guess I've always been drawn to roles that have smart characters commenting on what's happening around them. "
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" Mitch Hurwitz was like a father figure to me. He was so sweet, and he's just so smart. "
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" The words are ludicrous at times, but you add the reality to it and that gives it the balance it has. "
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" If we give something value, it becomes valuable. "
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" I was a late bloomer. "
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" I think with the whole new Internet media, I'm not necessarily Internet savvy, but I just feel that the way that art in general will be presented to the public is going to be different. "
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" I was born and grew up in Palm Springs. It's a great place to grow up, a real small town. "
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" We don't have a laugh track, which helped Seinfeld a lot, and did kind of tell people when to laugh. It just made it a lot easier. Our show doesn't have that, so it's hard for Middle America to catch on. "
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People
Tell
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" The main thing I got from growing up in a suburb is the boredom you have as a child. "
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Growing
Boredom
You
" After 'Arrested Development,' I didn't know for sure if I wanted to be an actor. I was hitting this wall, where I was the 'ethnic best friend' or the 'sassy teenager.' It felt like the same note, and I didn't feel like I was growing. "
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Know
" I hope to be painting more and travelling. Maybe fall in love. Have a dog one day. You know, all the good things. "
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Love
Day
Dog
" Kids can be harsh, especially when they get jealous. "
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Get
Kids
Jealous
" I don't think it's good to say that you won't do certain things, but I don't necessarily have the natural urge to write. "
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Good
Write
Natural
" Right when I turned 18, I moved to New York, originally for school, and then dropped out and just lived in New York. "
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Right
" But I love singing, and I've been singing backup for friends' bands. "
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Singing
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" I've been reading scripts where they've been doing a lot of singing now, but within the dark, realistic story line. I would love, love, love, love to do that. But not a musical on Broadway, I don't have that kind of energy or stamina. "
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