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" You know when someone's over-flattering you in a way. You smile but you can't believe it. "

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" I have a bag with a toothbrush and toothpaste and all the things I might need during the day. I call the bag my trailer. Sometimes you don't have a trailer, so that's my trailer. "

" Working with special needs children is hard. "

" I hope that anyone I worked with wouldn't exploit our relationship. "

" For me to have the opportunity to stay with one character for, God willing, a long period of time, is really exciting. "

" I don't think I'm exactly gregarious, you know. I'm not usually known as the loud person in the room. "

" With big, emotional roles it's very easy, especially if you've grown up in the American school of acting, to exploit your own pain. You have to be careful about that, because 9 times out of 10, your pain is not appropriate to the character. "

" Traits like humility, courage, and empathy are easily overlooked - but it's immensely important to find them in your closest relationships. "

" I grew up in Manhattan on the Upper East Side. "

" I mean, the idea of losing a parent is really inconceivable. I think there's just an undertone of dread about the subject, so people don't talk about it and don't prepare for it. "

" I certainly didn't have a nanny. "

" I'm noise-sensitive. It's always better for me if things are quiet, so I can concentrate. "

" The good thing is that I'm always honest. "

" Just because you're not famous, doesn't mean you're not good. "

" I love 70's music. "

" I enjoy learning about different periods and people, and then taking what's universal about the human condition and seeing where it matches up. No matter where you are, certain things unite everybody. "

" I can scarcely stand to have a manicure. I have to have them because you don't want to look like a disgusting human being - it's self-care and it has to happen, but I get very restless. "

" I love working closely with people. "

" I think the way we talk about cancer has really evolved. I remember the way my grandmother used to talk about it, like a death sentence, no-one would even mention the word. "

" I don't think you should exploit your own pain. "

" I'm absolutely doing what I enjoy. "

" What people can survive and what they don't survive is shocking to me. Someone can go to Iraq and be blown to bits and survive. Someone can trip and fall on the street and they die - that's that. "

" I had learning disabilities, and I couldn't express myself in the written word. "

" If there's one thing that I've done on purpose it's to take whatever job, so long as it's interesting and challenging, whether it's theatre, radio, TV or film. "

" It's always nice when you do something and it's well received as opposed to the other way which God knows happens to everybody. When the good times come around, you take a deep breath, appreciate it, but not take it too seriously. "

" I am very aware that playwrights, particularly good ones, have a intention for everything they write. Language and punctuation is used specifically, and most of the time actors can find wonderful clues about character in the rhythm and cadence of the language used. "

" I'm very hard on my bags because I tend to carry a lot of stuff with me. "

" I believe that no matter what you do in life, if you learn the basics through theater, it will help you in everything else - problem solving, communication, discipline, all of that stuff. "

" I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make. "

" I always laugh to myself when I listen to some really big A-list star saying that they are just a normal person. "