Ordinary people who are just kind of just going about their lives are transformed into heroes because they have the courage to put their voices out there. And I think that's a powerful message in this time of political strife.

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I just look at women sometimes and I just want to ask them, "Do you know how fabulous you are?"

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We as artists cannot be politicians. We as artists can only be truth-tellers.

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But the biggest beauty advice I've given my daughter is every morning I say, "Genesis, what are the two best parts of you?" And she says "my brain and my heart." And I say, "You've gotta remember that, Genesis. You've gotta remember that you're not what you look like," you know? I think that's the best beauty advice I could give her.

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I was like, 'What is this?' Until I found out it was stress related. That's how I internalized it. I don't do that anymore. My favorite saying in the world is, 'The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.' I am telling you, I have spent so much of my life not feeling comfortable in my skin. I am just so not there anymore.

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Relationships change us and make us grow.

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Every artist, true artist, struggles with an overwhelming sense of feeling like you're not worthy.

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And that's what people want to see when they go to the theater. I believe at the end of the day, they want to see themselves - parts of their lives they can recognize. And I feel if I can achieve that, it's pretty spectacular.

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When your passion and drive are bigger than your fears, you just dive.

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They say, 'To serve is to love,' and I think to serve is to heal, too.

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