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Amy Sedaris
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: March 29
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Endicott
New York
Amy Louise Sedaris
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I like to be around entertaining people. Even if they're bored, and you're in a convalescent home, there's something entertaining about that, in a way.
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You just can't enjoy any of the movie when you're in it.
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All my muscles are in my face. I have a very muscular face. I'm good with faces. I always have been.
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Don't associate me with comedy. And please don't say actress. I would never call myself any of those things. I hate it when people call me that.
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I love theatrical props: a cup filled with solid fake tea, say, or a collection of fake food, including a rubber turkey, which, during the holidays, I wrap in tinfoil so it appears to have just come out of the oven.
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I like to entertain in all aspects. When you're with somebody and you're out, you want to be entertained.
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I'm drawn to people who look different. I'm not exploiting. I'm not making fun of them. I'm drawn to them.
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I love depressing movies and depressing books.
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I like to be the one in charge of everything.
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My mother always said 'Don't bother other people.' I think that's good advice.
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I feel confident writing on my feet with improv, but it's different when you're sitting down and writing it out.
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Well I went to New Orleans to cover the jazz festival for Trio, it's this new arts channel, it's really great.
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A lot of crafters, they're shut-ins.
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I always got along with all types of people - popular people as well as drug addicts.
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I think it's good for a person to spend time alone. It gives them an opportunity to discover who they are and to figure out why they are always alone.
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Learn more about yourself! Make a self-esteem collage using pictures of other people you wish you were.
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My father and I have a very good relationship. We always got along. But I always scold him.
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I have a lot of fake food in my apartment, but I'm picky about it. Old plaster food, like from the '50s is really nice, hollowed out paper-mache food from old plays - the new stuff just looks too good.
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I listen. I like to give advice. Mostly, Ill just try to listen to my friends, and theyll say the same thing over and over again.
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I've never played anyone who didn't like themselves. I don't care if they're unattractive, but it's important that they think of themselves as attractive. And I guess that's part of their charm.
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