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" Will Forte is such a nice, extraordinarily creative human being. Utterly fearless. "
Mary Steenburgen
Nice
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" I would say that the things that have really left a mark on me have more to do with my family and my children's lives rather than a film role. "
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" My agents and managers deserve a special Emmy award for scheduling. "
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" As an actress, my best tools are my emotions and expressions. "
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" There's just such a premium on hurrying, and the camera is the be all and end all, and the actors had better hurry up and get it right and get it done. "
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" I don't know if I've ever read a movie that's as strange and unpredictable and hilarious and wonderful as the stuff we're doing on 'The Last Man on Earth.' It's jaw-dropping every week when I get a script, because it goes to such strange places. "
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" Anytime I had a date, it was at the Sadie Hawkins Day dance. "
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" That's my name. I know it's difficult, and it's not pretty, but it's my name. "
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" Life is about surviving loss. "
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Life
" Ultimately, there are only two emotions: love and fear. And pretty much anything else you want to name can be broken down into one of those. "
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" I wrote my first song when I was 54 years old. "
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First
Old
" I wasn't making any money, but I didn't feel unsuccessful because of that. You can do that in New York but not in Hollywood. In Hollywood, it is how much money you make. "
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Feel
" We're all very fond of a black box in our living room that works on diminishment of images, that spoons somebody up in a very limited way. It can be a reduction at its worst. "
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Worst
Way
" It's usually, my people speak to your people and then they speak around each other and trade calls for weeks. "
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" A period piece is a great opportunity for an actress. I love acting because I love to pretend, and when you're doing a period piece, then even the time you're in is pretend, so there's that much more to play with. "
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" I studied with Sandy Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse. I was in the last class to study with him before he had his larynx removed, so I actually remember the sound of his voice. He was an incredible teacher. "
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Study
Teacher
Voice
" I started in improv and went into different kinds of things. "
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Different
Things
Started
" I was a waitress for six years in New York. I actually got fascinated to see how fast and how good a waitress I could be. I was doing it, so I tried to do it as well as I could. "
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" I know that's why I became an actress. In my dream world, I could get mad and scream and yell, and if somebody died, they got up again. In real life, I didn't dare try it. "
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" It was a few days later I came out to Hollywood for a screen test, and so did a lot of other people. So, I really didn't think I would get it. I was definitely the one that was least likely to get it, because everyone else was an already established star. "
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" If you want to grow up and do what I do for a living - be an actress - my advice to you is read as much as you can. "
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Want
Grow Up
Grow
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" Acting was far from my world. I rarely saw a play. I never met a real actress; they seemed unreal. "
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