"I have a home in Salt Lake, and I have a home in Malibu, at the beach."
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"If you have donated, these children may never know your name, but they will never forget your kindness."
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"I'd love to do some bedtime stories for kids or that kind of thing. But with the demands of the shooting schedule and balancing the demands of being a single mother, it's a wonder you can squeeze in anything."
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"I think we all do have a guardian angel. I believe they work through us all the time, when we are thoughtful and good and kind to each other."
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"I am inspired by seeing kindness in others. It touches me and reminds me to be kind as well."
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"I was reading through endless junk scripts that were being sent my way. Typically the roles were to play his wife or his girlfriend - leading roles for women were few and far between."
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"I do take time to pray. I also start my day in gratitude, and as my first foot hits the floor in the morning when I climb out of bed, I say "Thank," and as the next foot hits the floor, I say "You," and I say "Thank you" all the way to the bathroom. Starts the day in the right headspace and the right heart space!"
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"I love to be by the ocean and have always done my best thinking by the sea. The ebb and flow is like a brain massage and very calming. I am also inspired by seeing kindness in others. It touches me and reminds me to be kind as well."
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"Jessica Simpson is the youth ambassador for Operation Smile, and an episode of The Apprentice featured a team managing a charity concert she put on. Donald Trump came on stage and pledged a donation."
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"I think Operation Smile is in more than 22 countries, mostly Third World. It just happened that my schedule opened up at the time they were heading to Vietnam."
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"It is tradition in Ireland that you're given money for your first communion."
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"A smile costs about $240."
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"I also know how to ask people for money and I have no shame about doing that."
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"I grew up in Ireland, and the ocean was never more than an arm's length away. As lovely as the mountains are and as friendly as the people of Utah are, I feel a bit landlocked here."
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"What is free time? I'm a single mother. My free moments are filled with loving my little girl."
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"I pray. I try to find space to process with a walk on the beach, a hike in the hills. Nature is restorative. I also try not to overreact. I grew up in Ireland, and we are big tea drinkers, and I think it's less about the tea itself and more about the ritual and the moment to prepare."
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"I have morning prayers and a nighttime reflection. I also read the Bible daily."
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"I have been a spokesperson for Operation Smile for twenty years helping children with facial deformities. I also have worked with a children's mission called Compassion International. Both are doing amazing work for the children of the world."
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"People are hungry for stories of faith. People are hungry for hope."
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"Jesus' simple poetic words are delivered casually and gently. Jesus prefers to explain a difficult concept over time, never talking down to His followers, patiently letting the words soak in until they understand them fully."
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