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"Well I had my kids so young that I kind of feel that I'm a kid too and am growing up with them. The things they're interested in tend to really influence me."
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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!"

"Growing up in Hollywood it seemed like every kid was the child of some star."

"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."
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"Being a Southern person and a blonde, it's not a good combination. Immediately, when people meet you, they think of you as not being smart."

"It's funny that it all becomes about clothes. It's bizarre. You work your butt off and then you win an award and it's all about your dress. You can't get away from it."

"I take the kids to church and Sunday school. They love it. I really think it's important for a child to feel that there are things that are bigger than your life out there."

"For our first date, I made Ryan Hamburger Helper, which is basically what I grew up on. I make my own version of it now, with macaroni and cheese and hamburger meat. And the kids - it's their favorite dinner."

"To play June, I had an immediate connect with her background and culture. We grew up with the same religion and shared a lot of the same values of family and spirituality. But I was really so inspired by what a modern woman she was."

"The joy we get as actors is out of transforming ourselves into something that's not necessarily anything true to ourselves. And it's a power - not being yourself, and being in the role; it's just like another prop."

"But with the right kind of coaching and determination you can accomplish anything and the biggest accomplishment that I feel I got from the film was overcoming that fear."

"I feel very blessed to have two wonderful, healthy children who keep me completely grounded, sane and throw up on my shoes just before I go to an awards show just so I know to keep it real."

"That said, my kids are at home right now with my husband and I'm missing something important at my daughter's school which makes me feel sick inside. It's a lot of balance and a lot of really hard decision making."
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