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I try to put my own history in my work.

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Molly Shannon
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: September 16
Actor
Actress
Comedian
Film Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Shaker Heights
Ohio
Molly Helen Shannon
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I think people pick up on that. You use personal stuff and mix it all in - I definitely pull on that stuff in my acting.
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I think in show business, it's really kind of easy to perpetuate that feeling of, like, Oh, I don't measure up. Or always having to prove yourself.
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The love of a parent, that connection, it's eternal.
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Sometimes a fan comes up to me, and I'm really interested in how they're acting, so I'll study them and use that in my material.
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There's so much to watch, I can't even keep up.
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I consider my comedy to be dramatic comedy. I always wanted music underscoring the dramatic monologue. It was always drama with comedy, in my head.
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The three words every woman really longs to hear: I'll clean up.
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I have always loved both drama and comedy.
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When I was on 'Saturday Night Live,' all I did was work.
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I want to do something I feel like I can do.
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I've definitely read stuff that I've been offered, where I've been like, I can't do this. I think somebody would be better in this than me.
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I feel like there is this resurgence of amazing roles for women. It's because TV is so good - there are amazing parts for women on TV, and it's upped the game in movies.
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I'm very driven by writing.
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If it's not happening, write your own thing!
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I can't believe when you write something from within, how many people relate to it.
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The clothes, the shoes, the gold belts and the necklaces always click me into the character, for sure. You could not feel the character, and then you put on the shoes and get the walk.
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I do use my body a lot, to click into a character.
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Nobody knows how long you're going to have life on Earth, so you really have to work at being joyous and happy.
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I went to drama school at New York University.
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I'm healthy, I have beautiful children and a beautiful life. I don't want to go toward negative stuff because I'm scared.
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