Me Quotes
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In N.Y.C., I auditioned for mostly 'quirky friend' roles. Since casting directors in L.A. lacked a preconceived notion of me, I was able to reinvent my type a bit, which was essential in booking the role of Amanda on 'Ugly Betty.' I don't believe I would have auditioned for that role in N.Y.
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People would say, 'Can I hug you?' And I would say, 'Yes, you can hug me! We're fellow New Yorkers!'
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It's traditional for an heiress to be raised in a sheltered way. No one thinks that's true of me, but it actually was.
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Here is the difference between Dante, Milton, and me. They wrote about hell and never saw the place. I wrote about Chicago after looking the town over for years and years.
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You know me, I'm not that kind of person that cares to unveil all of my personal things to the world because frankly, in terms of my soccer, it doesn't matter.
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I couldn't be Susan Sontag. I'm not very good with abstract thought. I always just take to the emotional core of me.
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If you asked me to seriously kiss someone on a screen, I would be very uncomfortable. But I will lick any part of your face.
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Tel Aviv appeals to me.
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If T-Bone Walker had been a woman, I would have asked him to marry me. I'd never heard anything like that before: single-string blues played on an electric guitar.
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Normally, I just sit in my quiet little room and do the small things that bring me pleasures. I read my books, I answer email, I write a little bit.
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When something is troubling me, people know about it.
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For me, soccer was a dance.
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I'm someone who likes plowing new ground, then walking away from it. I get bored easily. For me, the big thrill comes with the discovering.
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It makes no difference if I burn my bridges behind me - I never retreat.
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I was like, 'I don't know if I could be an Olympian...' But my dad really influenced me to stay and be in the Olympics.
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My mother left me for seven years in an orphanage.
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I've always loved musical films; I find them really thrilling and exciting; it was part of what made me want to be an actress, that feeling of being really transported.
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The one show that I will continue to be a guest on is 'The Daily Show' with Jon Stewart, if he'll have me. It's not competitive with CNN and it's too much fun.
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People, including me, can get so detached from everything, but when you can focus on a defined place, a home, it gets you back in touch.
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And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I'm really not that competitive.
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It's inspiring for me to know that you've got to step up your game.
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I told everyone who was ready to listen that I had material with pentagonal symmetry. People just laughed at me.
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Faith is important to me.
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I definitely keep myself to myself; I don't really go out. If my friends want to see me, they know to come around to my house.
