A new thing I've been doing is just making sure I clear off my desk and try to only touch a piece of paper once, so I get the mail, open it up, deal with it then. My son's homework, or what I get from his teachers, the same way. That way, it's not nagging me, things to add to my to-do list.

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My kids are resilient, I'm resilient, and I guess I am an optimist.

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I get a thrill out of looking at my Twitter following and seeing how big it has gotten.

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This whole thing about announcing stuff and sharing it online is a new phenomenon.

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I come from a theater background, so I always like to dissect the scene and try to get some hint about what the author was trying to get at. I still look up the meaning of the name of the character to see if there are any clues in that.

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I'm very happy to be a working actor.

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Every once in a while, I'll have an acting role that allows me to look at something in my life and work it out.

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I'm not a - I'm beautiful, but I'm not working because I'm drop-dead gorgeous with a fantastic body. I think I continue to work because I'm good at my craft. I'm dedicated to bringing to life what the author is trying to portray. I try to make the producers cry and the crew laugh.

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Growing up, I didn't know about the Japanese internment camps until I saw a movie of the week as an adult. I remember going, 'How come that wasn't covered in history class?' Moving to California, you run into people whose grandparents lost everything and their businesses and were put in these internment camps.

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I read. It affects every decision that I make. Every dollar that I spend, every dollar that I make.

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