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I'm not ambitious.

I love theatrical props: a cup filled with solid fake tea, say, or a collection of fake food, including a rubber turkey, which, during the holidays, I wrap in tinfoil so it appears to have just come out of the oven.

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People who shop in health food stores never look healthy.

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More men than women like 'Strangers With Candy'. Pretty girls don't like the show. They don't like to see an ugly lady.

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I stayed in New York City for the first time, I'd always wanted to do that.

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I love costumes. My dream growing up was always to have my own costume and prop shop.

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I'm gonna do the whole bedroom in camel color - it's an old lady color.

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I just like to have the ideas. Other people can help see them through.

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My mom used to say that Greek Easter was later because then you get stuff cheaper.

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I hate playing pretty or sane people. Most people are not attractive or all there.

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I failed first grade, which is my biggest problem. You always feel like a failure, like you're stupid.

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Usually I'm the one asking somebody to do something because I don't know how to finish it. I'm like, 'Do this for me' because I'm just resistant to learning.

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I always liked my teachers, and I was in a lot of after-school projects. I was a Girl Scout until my senior year, when I couldn't be a Girl Scout anymore. I was in clubs like Junior Achievement, and I ran track and field. My grades were good, but then toward 11th grade they were nothing. I always went to summer school.

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They just expected it to you know... Paul, Steve and I could have hired our own publicist, if we wanted to, but I kind of liked the way it was more of a cult thing and those that liked it, liked it, you know what I mean?

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My father and I have a very good relationship. We always got along. But I always scold him.

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I have always wanted a bunny and I'll always have a rabbit the rest of my life.

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My characters always like themselves.

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There's humor in everything. There's gotta be humor in everything.

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I swear I want to be a food model.

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Whenever I do your show, sometimes I get a little check in the mail and then I take that check and buy a new pair of shoes, and then I wear those shoes the next time I do your show.

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People always think I'm Amy Poehler, which never bothers me. I mean, Amy Poehler is great.

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I always find something to keep me busy.

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If I know I have to memorize lines, I'm really gonna try to memorize lines. It's hard for me sometimes, because somebody wrote these words and you're trying really hard to get them the way they said it.

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My kitchen's pink, like skin-tone pink, and I lowered my spice rack so it's eye level - it's true! - and my phone, so I can reach it when I fall, it's right there.

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I'm drawn to people who look different. I'm not exploiting. I'm not making fun of them. I'm drawn to them.

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I live in the moment.

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I'd rather have a part where you walk into a room and you leave. That's perfect for me.

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I choose to do unattractive people, because then I can pretend they think they're attractive.

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You know when you watch old movies, it's always the small parts you remember, the character actors who come in like a breath of fresh air.

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I'm not ambitious.

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People that know me know that I cook. I cook every night.

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I am an aging Girl Scout.

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I'm not a first-place person.

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Sometimes, to keep things exciting, I decorate my house as if I owned a child. I'll toss a tiny pair of shoes in the hallway or lean small wooden crutches in what I refer to as 'the baby's room,' which is actually a tiny space where I make things. I continue to call it the baby's room because it confuses people and it's creepy.

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Books are challenging and inspirational to me.

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A lot of crafters, they're shut-ins.

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David and Dad didn't get along too well growing up. I mean we all got along, but it was harder on David, because David wasn't going to be the son that Dad wanted. But now they're like best friends.

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