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I Just Wanted To See Every Single Musical I Could. The Very First One I Saw Was 'beauty And The Beast,' The Only One I Could Get Tickets For, And Then 'les Miserables' And Then 'chicago.

Salma And I Had Run Into Each Other Once Or Twice At Film Festivals Because I Was Doing The Press For Real Women Have Curves At The Same Time She Was Doing The Press For Frida. She Had Seen Real Women Have Curves, And When The Idea Of Ugly Betty Came Up, She Thought Of Me. Her Enthusiasm About The Project Was So Infectious-she Spoke Of It With Such Expectation. Everyone That Was Involved Was Really Excited About The Project. I Really Wanted To Be A Part Of It.

I Was Young Not Too Long Ago, And I Know The Last Thing You Want Is Someone Preaching To You.

Relationships Take Time And Energy, And Your Job Kind Of Sucks That All Out Of You. It Takes An Extra Effort To Stay Present In A Relationship When You Are Working Kind Of Hours.

The Hardest Part Of This Year Has Been Learning To Enjoy It. It's Almost Like A Full-time Job Reminding Myself To Live In The Moment And Not Look For More, More, More...i See Now That People Who Make Movies, This World Of Creative Geniuses That I Grew Up Idolizing, Are Just Normal People Who Wanted To Do Something And Made It Happen. Everything That's Happened To Me In The Last Year Has Only Made Me Feel More Like A Normal Person, More Human, But In The Most Beautiful Way.