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"Between speeches and awards, you can find something to do every other week. It's hard to write. Your focus gets splintered. Once you put one thing in your calendar, that month is gone."

"You can never be guaranteed good roles because of an award, but I think your profile and net worth as a performer has to do with awards, unfortunately."

"Just look at all the awards shows now. It has turned into a catwalk. You have to be wearing a certain designer, a certain dress, and everyone's critiquing."

"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."

"Awards are meaningless to me, and I have nothing but disdain for anyone who actively campaigns to get one."

"It's not just about filming, you go to awards and interviews too. I enjoy all of it, even learning my lines!"

"Up there with my awards, I have a great big statue of Groucho Marx, just to put everything in perspective."

"Actually, no, because awards don't spark sales as much as you'd think."
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"When I was younger, studying classical music, I really had to put in the time. Three hours a day is not even nice - you have to put in six."

"I lived with my mom in a really small apartment. My bedroom was like in the living room. That's why I still love to sleep on couches now."

"My mother is an actress, and she used to drag me from theater to theater and reading to reading."

"Sometimes I've gotten photographs back and people have literally shaven off pieces of me, and I tell them to put it back."
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