Work is hard, but being a mom is harder.

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I'm a working actor, and I want to stay a working actor, and I want everybody happy.

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I guess I'm a pretty curious person. I like doing new things. I like being challenged. I'm competitive. Trying to beat my personal best.

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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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You can so easily be dismissed as a thug or hysterical if you're a woman if you don't keep your rage in check.

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Less is more. You should wear earrings or bracelets, but not both.

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One-liners that must land perfectly in just the right nanosecond can be terrifying.

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I don't strive for balance. I just try to get through my to-do list, with my kids' homework being at the top of it, and then try to prepare for the next audition or whatever scene I'm shooting next. Balance.

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

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