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" You always hear actors say, 'Theater is my first love,' and it is. It's a time when you really get to do what you do, and there's not a lot of waiting around and interruption and not a lot of money involved - sometimes money really clouds the waters of creativity. "

Amy Landecker

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" You don't want your personality to eclipse your work because no one would be interested in seeing your work anymore. "

" If you've raged, if you've mistreated somebody, if you've ever thought only about yourself - these are things that all human beings struggle with and judge themselves for. "

" The pedicure is beside the point - the rub is all I care about. And not just my feet, my calves and thighs. There is nothing better, except maybe a scalp massage. "

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" There are people out there every day really fighting the fight for equal rights, equal pay, equal treatment. They're inspiring. "

" I will spend anything on the best sheets in the world because I am going to be in them every night. I like them white and crazy soft. "

" I actually cannot stand a room without a view - I would rather have a bedroom the size of a closet with a view over a suite without one. "

" I've never, ever had a job that lasted for more than a few months. "

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Than

Never

" Before I had satellite radio installed in my car, I thought I would lose my mind listening to commercials and having limited choices on the dial. Your car is your home in L.A., so you've got to have some good stuff to listen to. "

" I feel like sometimes, when I talk about 'Transparent,' I'm in a cult. And in some ways, I guess I sort of am, although it's a cult that pays me, and I don't pay it, so maybe that's a really good cult. "

" It's actually one of the hardest things for trans people, is to go to the bathroom. "

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" Look at Jane Lynch, another Chicagoan. She has a career I'd kill for. She does amazing work; she's famous enough to have some power, but not so famous she has to deal with people buzzing around her life. "

" I thought maybe I'd be a female sportscaster. "

" I'm not as smart or talented as anyone around me. But they like me. "

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Around

Smart

" I want to single out Kathryn Hahn's performance in Jill Soloway's film 'Afternoon Delight,' which in my opinion should have been nominated for an Oscar. I think it's one of the greatest female performances I've ever seen on screen, and I think she's wildly talented. "

" I think it's amazing that I'm 45 and it is the most creatively successful year of my life. "

" We actually use a lot of improvisation on 'Transparent.' "

" Once you know trans people, all you wanna do is protect them. They're not out to hurt anybody. They are trying to live. "

" I'll always identify as a Chicagoan; if it wasn't so cold, I'd be there forever. "

" It's hard to get those roles that allow you to show everything and feel like you're really being used and exhausted and spent, which I think is what actors really love: We want to be tired. "

" Network cable reads are always kind of stressful because it's the first time everyone's read through it out loud. "

" The first red carpet I did was at New York's Paris Theatre... It was this beautiful night, and everyone is screaming my name. I'm the least pretentious actress you can ever meet. Someone said to me that I look like I've been doing this forever, and I said that's because I watch E! "