"There's a power in women being women. There's a role for men, but we don't have to be men, because we're women. I think that representing that on television is a cool thing."

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"There's a power in women being women. There's a role for men, but we don't have to be men, because we're women. I think that representing that on television is a cool thing."

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"And you know, we did it as an independent film, and we weren't expecting it to be on television, and Lifetime ended up buying it. And the viewers responded intensely to that film."

Buying

"You know, she was a girl. She was a female. And she wasn't like, trying to compete in a man's world and she wasn't trying to be in a man's position, she was just who she was. And I think that was like, a good thing."

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"Drama is not hard for me. It just didn't seem hard."

Drama

"Comedy is much more challenging, because you have to have the same level of belief but you have to make people laugh, and that's definitely a challenge."

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"It's such a pleasurable experience to look back, and all of the fun I had just comes rushing back."

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"I can't say I can foresee the future and tell the stars, you know. But I do have an understanding for my own reality, just elements and things that I've learned from."

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