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I've always had a day job and never been just acting. ”
I've been really lucky to play sort of a diverse array of characters over my relatively short career, although it feels really long. ”
My mother was a stay-at-home mom until I was about 11, when she got a job - and it was like a light came on inside her. It's not wrong to be passionate about your career. When you love what you do, you bring that stimulation back to your family. ”
When we talk about women's struggle to balance their lives, certain men growl, 'If you can't stand the heat, get back to the kitchen.' Men who have never changed a nappy, mainly, and couldn't pick their child's teacher out in a police line-up. ”
As an actor, it's my job to make everything interesting and exciting and new. If I'm not doing my job well, then I'm stealing. ”
Arrested Development' is great; Mitch Hurwitz is great. Plus, it's the one show I've ever had where, on the small parts, he just let me cast people. ”
I felt like my career started late, and I think it was because of my height - and maybe some of my confidence issues. ”
I hope the next actress offered millions to play the 'fat girl for the day' stops to think about this before she signs the contract - even if just to ask, like any professional actress would in any other situation, 'Why does she weigh 350 pounds? And why me for the part?' If the director can't answer these questions, don't do the movie. ”
The mission for the day is to encourage students to think beyond traditional career opportunities, prepare for future careers and entrance into the workplace. ”
I figure if I have one false start every ten or 12 years that I've been running, I probably won't false start again during my career. ”