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" While I very much wanted to be in a relationship, I didn't want to be in the wrong one. "

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" My time at Barnard was fun but stressful. I transferred there from the acting conservatory at NYU, and my Rolling Around On the Floor Pretending to Be a Lion classes didn't translate into many academic credits. "

" None of my characters have really had jobs. "

" One thing I've learned is I actually don't like variety very much. I like having the same thing over and over: assorted lean proteins, arugula salad, quinoa or brown rice with soy sauce, olive oil, lemon, and salt. Those ingredients can pretty much get me through the week. "

" All my references are 50 years old-when somebody shot J.R., you know? Oh my god, I'm 100! "

" My mother had lived in London since I was little, so she never got to see my school plays and stuff. "

" I love TV. I think I'd do a half-hour single-camera comedy. "

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

" I get a delivery of a diet food during the week, which doesn't mean that I don't eat the occasional Krispy Kreme doughnut. "

" 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. "

" Honestly, 'Parenthood' was not what I planned. I didn't plan to do another drama. I didn't plan to play a single mom. I didn't plan, even, to do an ensemble show. But I hadn't found anything I liked as much. I just connected to the show. "

" I didn't grow up identifying with beauty. I grew up thinking I could be smart and funny - those are the things I got feedback on. "

" Well, it's more of a sane life to be part of an ensemble! I find that the work can be more specific too and I have to really make sure I know where I am in the story because I'm not in every scene. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" Growing up an only child with a single parent is probably why I'm an actor. "

" It's great to have an acting job in the age of Reality TV. "

" 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? "

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

" Sometimes I'll think, 'That was a really nice day. I ate well, I exercised, I called some friends, wasn't working too hard,' but I rarely have one of those. "

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

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

" 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. "

" The thing I don't like on television is when somebody does something that makes absolutely no sense just for the shock of it. "

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

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

" I've learned a lot from trainers over the years, but mainly that you need discipline to stay in the gym and out of the many fine cupcake emporiums on every corner. "