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I Think My Knowledge Of Music Theory Is Rooted In Jazz Theory, And A Lot Of The Writers Of Standards - Rodgers And Hart, And Gershwin.

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I Think My Knowledge Of Music Theory Is Rooted In Jazz Theory, And A Lot Of The Writers Of Standards - Rodgers And Hart, And Gershwin.

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Women I Admired Growing Up - Debra Winger, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep - Were All Beautiful And Thin, But Not Too Thin. There Are A Lot Of Actresses Who Are Unhealthy-skinny - Much, Much Too Skinny. You Can't Pilates To That.

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It's Never Too Late For A Coffee. After All It's Morning Somewhere In The World.

It Can Make You A Little Crazy When You Are Too Connected To A Product.

I Finally Figured Out How To Read Origami Directions.

I Like A Lot Of Old Films, I Like A Lot Old Music, And A Lot Of It Has To Do With The Fact That I Like The Idea Of Knowing What Happens Before, So That I Can Understand It.

I Think The Best Comedic Actors Don't Play It For Comedy, They Play It For Reality. Then You Find It Funny Because It's Real. Playing The Genre Is The Worst Thing You Can Do - It's Embarrassing.

I've Personally Never Wanted To Be 'the Babe', And Refuse To Let Vanity Get In The Way Of My Acting Because I Don't See My Job As Being A Beautiful Person.

You Go To Something Like The Golden Globes, And It's The Most Glamorous Place You Could Ever Be, But Then You Go Home And You're Still Like, 'urgh, This Dress Is Too Tight, I Wanna Take Off These Shoes And Put On My Pyjamas.' At The End Of The Night All The Glamour Goes Away And You're Just A Human.

Love Is Just A Piece Of Time In The World In The World And I Couldn't Help But Fall In Love Again

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It's Strange Because A Lot Of People Are Like, 'you Can't Change Human Nature-people Are Inherently Negative.' I Don't Think That's True. If You Expect The Best From People, They'll Step Up.

I'd Be More Likely To Go For Somebody Who Is Like Me. Well, I Like Creative People, So Whatever That Means... Yeah, Authentic And Creative.

Certain Aspects Of My Personality Are Always Going To Come Out On-screen. I Guess That's Just Me - If They Say I'm Quirky, I'm Quirky. It's Better Than Being Boring.

I Can't Go On Gawker. I Actually Think The Writing Is Really Funny, But There Is A Chance That Somebody Is Undercutting Me.

One Of The Privileges Of Doing Television Is The Ability To Evaluate My Own Performance And Try To Improve Upon It.

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