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That's what I love about acting, you get to find little pieces of yourself in every character you play.

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Believe anything is possible and then work like hell to make it happen.

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Even when I'm spread thin there's never been a time where I've regretted helping others.

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It's great for boys to see their moms work and achieve their goals.

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If you’re not there for yourself, you’ll be totally absent everywhere.

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We have raise our girls to celebrate their power and our boys to consider that an asset.

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It might be scary because you're taking a risk, but at the end of the day you can say you tried.

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I've always had a tomboy quality to me that I embrace and don't run away from. At the same time I'm a real girlie-girl.

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The best thing a person can be is of-some-use.

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I can tend to over-think things.

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I am a big believer in women's lib, but I love when a man holds a door for me.

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I am such a scaredy-cat.

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You do your best work when you feel safe. 

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I'm a believer in 'Ignorance is bliss'.

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I do believe the balance lies in yourself. I can't say I can do it all, because I can't.

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There's a profound difference between a man not fearing a woman and men actually respecting women.

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The red carpet is really the only thing that makes me nervous.

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I love making money, but you can't live your life waiting to get rich in a job that no longer feeds you artistically.

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The power of saying no is so much more than the power of saying yes.

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If you walk down the street and smile at someone, that will get passed on to the next person. That has the power to change someone's day.

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The hardest thing about being an actor, and especially when you're a woman trying to also have a family and a relationship, is to maintain some sort of normalcy.

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I don't understand executives that pit women against each other.

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Small gestures can have a big impact.

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My love life is nobody's business... if I give it to 40 million people to read, what do I have left when I go home? I'm protective of my personal life that way.

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I'm always shocked when actors have diva-esque behavior.

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Live your life truthfully, do what's right for you--not what others think is right for you.

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It's really time for weak men to get out of the way and let us do our jobs.

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I drink too much coffee.

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I love being my husbands wife.

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I'm one of those strange people: I really love going to the gym.

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I think the whole world should try not talking for a day.

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I think that power comes in numbers, and we're in an industry where the actors need to have a bigger voice.

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I'd rather go back to waitressing than play a character that I hate.

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Do what you love doing.

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What a wonderful time for women on television.

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The reason I met my husband was because I remembered a friend's birthday. The moral of the story is: Remember people's birthdays.

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We need to instill in young girls that age is a privilege. I like my mind more at 50 than I did at 30.