"I like getting to be in the adult world a little bit and then getting to be in the mom world and cook dinners. And, for me, that balance is what makes it nice."
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"I think people like to be thrilled and excited. And a scary movie is a safe way to do that because you're not actually doing it. It's entertainment. You know that you're in the confines of this two-hour space of safety in the movie house."
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"I am positive I was not a neglected child. I remember reading 'The Jungle Book' and 'The Sleeping Beauty."
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"I think it's quite common and realistic. There are many stories like this [in Waitress]. [Jenna, my character] marriage looks really horrible up on the screen but I think there are a lot of people in bad relationships who wake up and think to themselves: "Wow, how did I end up here? Why am I still here and so unhappy and not satisfied with my life?""
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"I can make cookies and do easy stuff. Pies are very specific and hard to do well though."
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"I tend to come home and eat a bowl of cereal. I'm not thinking about baking a pie when I'm off work."
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"I love Cheryl [Hines] so much and had so much fun with her. Off set we got on so well and would tell stories."
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"I think love is a great catalyst for many characters to further the story or their own growth."
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"I personally adore origin stories - they're so intriguing, learning what shaped and formed a character."
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"Voiceover work definitely requires it's own specific muscle. And because you're not seeing what you're recording, and all these things are going on, you really have to use your imagination and stay focused and kind of be able to tap your head and rub your belly at the same time."
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"The kind of hero worship you have, when a parent is lost early and you don't know all their faults and misgivings, is a very strong influence."
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"I think the good stories are those where the character decides to break away and do something different."
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"Eating a cookie never feels strange. I am a big believer in food in general."
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"I don't think, as a 15-year-old, you're that conscious about a lifetime career. I didn't think: "I'm a serious actor." I never studied acting or anything when I was that age."
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"I think the first time I realized I was actually acting was during Felicity. Before that, I was just going along for the ride."
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"I think I'm probably more passionate about acting now than when I was a kid. When I was young, I didn't know what I was doing."
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"Freddie [Highmore] is great in the movie [August Rush]. It comes out this Fall and I play a young cellist, a prodigy, who is touring and doing concerts. She's very young and has a one-night fling with an Irish rocker, played Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who is also a really talented musician."
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"I do think it [the Waitress] speaks in a positive way for women and it was surprising for me to see it for the first time as a movie all put together with music. I really liked it a lot."
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"I wouldn't say that my experience making it [the Waitress] was necessarily uplifting, but watching it with an audience, I was surprised at how hopeful it was at the end."
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"Really, it [the Waitress] was a story about believing in yourself ultimately, and caring enough about yourself to change your life."
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