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"I don't mind snakes. Growing up in South Africa there were a couple a snakes around... and I'm not talking just about the government!"

"When I was growing up, there was no such thing as Off-Broadway. You either got your show on or you didn't."

"I still feel like I have a lot of growing up to do 'til I find the voice. Everybody has their own voice and their own thing they want to say to the world."

"Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up."

"There are things about growing up in a small town that you can't necessarily quantify."

"Growing up in Denver, I'm sure it started with loving the Colorado mountains."

"Remember, it's still a mystery to be an adult. If you knew it all before eighteen, you'd have nothing to look forward to."

"I think it's very important that we instill in our kids that it has nothing to do with their name or their situation that they're growing up in; it has to do with who they are as an individual."

"I was on the set when I was five years old with Spencer Tracy. A lot of what I learned growing up in terms of artistry is very clean, very tidy, very organized."

"The thrill I got discovering Buster Keaton when I was growing up was so exciting. He was one of the greats."
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"So many people have said that to me, that what they really like about Alex is what she brings out in Marissa, and what this situation brings out in her, a hint of happiness and another side to her character."

"I'm opening up my heart to the idea of dating. It's funny - my friends would always come to me for romantic advice. I know nothing, and things have changed since I was dating in high school! I'm really trying hard to spend this time working on myself."

"Now I'm doing a film festival for kids and writing a script about a kidnapped journalist in Afghanistan."

"The mark of a good marriage is partnership and continuing to feel inspired by your spouse. I had that with Tao. But the end is not necessarily the tragedy. Staying in a relationship that is no longer working is the tragedy. Living unhappily - that's the tragedy."

"I'm a natural blonde, but I feel like a brunette. I feel like people treat me now how I should be treated. People used to be shocked, when I was blond, that I wasn't stupid."

"From a very early age, I made my decisions based on careers that I admire. The one thing that all the actresses I love have in common is that they have diversity in their careers."

"I fell in love with theater there, and after graduation I moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting."

"When you're a working actor and you're happy to be one, you can't focus all your energy on acting because you will go crazy. You have to focus as much energy as you can away from yourself."
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