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" Whenever we start a new TV series, there's also a lot of question marks, and part of that is finding who you are. "
Mary Steenburgen
Who
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" I know this is kind of corny, but we thought about renewing our vows again because I think my mom would really love it if we did that in Arkansas, where I came from. "
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" I don't worry when I go away for a while. I think there is a place for me. It may not be at the top of the heap. But that doesn't bother me, either. I think I will always be able to get work - which is the only thing I have ever really been interested in. "
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