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• ‘The Wire,’ I was such a fan of that show the first season – I think that’s the best-written show on TV.

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• You know, I don’t think, you know, therapy never ends, really.

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• When I was growing up I actually was into Bon Jovi!

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• Usually in stories there are big problems in the beginning or couples are pulling away, there’s a lot of bitterness.

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• There are so many choices I made simply for health insurance. Is it the ideal role I wanted to play, or the TV show I wanted to be a part of? No, but it let me afford to go to the doctor.

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• There are certain things you learn to do as a parent – using every single part of your body because you’re multitasking all the time. You’re holding the baby and you’re closing the door with your left foot.

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• The Tonys are also kind of like a homegrown party. You know everybody.

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• One of the great perks of being an actor is you’re only as smart as the job you’re in, you know, and you’re only as informed as the job you’re in, and you do become an expert, and you read all the books, but then there’s a part of, like, you move on.

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• It’s funny to see the finished product of a movie, stuff that’s so beautiful, and to remember the particulars.

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• It’s fun to play happy people.

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• If your body is excited to do something, that’s what you should be doing. Or if it really scares you, you should be doing it.

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• I’m so fortunate in that I’ve never had another job to pay a bill but acting, since the day I got out of high school.

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• I’d love to do a costume drama movie. For no other reason, except that it sounds fun to me.

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• I will admit, it’s so intoxicating working with Steve Carrell. Creatively and professionally.

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• I really don’t have a problem showing the ugly side of people. If that means my wearing no makeup, that’s fine. To me, that’s beautiful.

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• I know how to separate my own laundry.

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• I find that all great directors, and I would include Ben Affleck and Clint Eastwood in that, they have great confidence. And with great confidence comes great freedom for the actor.

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• I come from a working-class background in Queens, New York.

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• I can really laugh at myself and make a fool out of myself.

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• First of all, the actor needs to get out of the character’s way. You follow the character without judgment or prejudice or preconceived ideas.

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Amy Ryan (21)

Birth:	30th November, 1969
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actress

About

Amy Ryan was born in Queens, New York City. She  is an American actress. She has been nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe for her performance in Gone Baby Gone and is also known for her roles in HBO's The Wire, playing Port Authority Officer Beadie Russell; HBO's In Treatment, playing psychiatrist Adele Brousse; and NBC's The Office, playing human resources representative Holly Flax. At 17, she graduated from New York's High School of Performing Arts. Ryan has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play twice: in 2000, for her portrayal of Sonya Alexandrovna in Uncle Vanya, and in 2005, for her performance as Stella Kowalski opposite John C. Reilly in A Streetcar Named Desire. Ryan married Eric Slovin in 2011. They have one daughter, Georgia Gracie.

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