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I've Had Experiences Where I Wasn't Allowed To Change Words Around At All Because You Have To Say Everything, Exactly As Written On The Page. That's Not Fun For Me. For Me, Part Of Being An Actor Is Being Able To Contribute To A Character's Rhythms. If There's Room To Explore, You Find A Happy Medium.

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I've Had Experiences Where I Wasn't Allowed To Change Words Around At All Because You Have To Say Everything, Exactly As Written On The Page. That's Not Fun For Me. For Me, Part Of Being An Actor Is Being Able To Contribute To A Character's Rhythms. If There's Room To Explore, You Find A Happy Medium.

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If You're Eight And You Live In Los Angeles And Everybody Has Toys And You Go To A Country That Has A Marxist Dictatorship And There Are No Toy Stores And Nobody Speaks English And It's Blazing Hot Every Day And They Only Have Fish, Which You Don't Like, Then You Tend Not To Appreciate The Cultural Lessons You're Learning.

I Feel Like I Can't Fully Understand What's Happening Now Until I Really Understand What's Happened Before. But You Do Get Sort Of Bogged Down A Little Bit When You're Trying To Study So Many Years' Worth Of Music. It Can Be A Little Bit Overwhelming.

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.

Writing Music Is Really Personal, And It's A Really Exciting Thing To Participate In Because Represents The Full Creative Process: It Feels Like Something Is Coming From Nothing.

I Grew Up Believing My Sister Was From The Planet Neptune And Had Been Sent Down To Earth To Kill Me.

From My Perspective, Probably Women Are Won Over By People Who Are Sweet And Respectful And Courteous And Kind And Funny. I Think Those Are The Things That Win Women Over.

I Wish I Got Invited To More Luaus. I Really Do!

When I Exercise, I Like To Take Lots Of Different Classes Because I Want To Really Apply Myself And Feel Like I'm Learning A New Skill. Not That I Ever Want To Have To Demonstrate Any Of Those Skills!

I'm Not Going To Say I'm A Big Girl. I'm A Very Small Person, But I'm A Healthy Weight. That Might Be A Little Weird For Hollywood.

If You Can Make A Character Likable That's Not Very Nice, That's The Challenge Of The Job.

I Don't Like Business Talkers, You Know, People Who Are Constantly Like, 'blah Blah Blah Movies.' I Find It Incredibly Boring.

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