“Right, I learned to tell stories, but also to listen to stories—a lot of being a hairdresser is listening, and it’s the same with acting. A lot of it is listening to the other person. That makes it real. The best thing for me to do is to get up and go to the set, or go work out with my co-stars or other actors, talk about stuff, put it together—that’s fun, that’s the most fun.”

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