"There's a way about it: tearing people down, but not tearing them apart."

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"There's a way about it: tearing people down, but not tearing them apart."

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"We never thought the show would last this long."

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"I think the writing on the wall is definitely there this year that this is probably our last year."

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"In the meantime, I just have to create those realistic goals about the fact that I don't have a ton of options as an actor who's been on a science fiction show for 8 years."

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"I think that you can take things personally or get hurt feelings as a result of something not working out just because your psyche said it should or you deserve it, or whatever it is."

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