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Writing becomes a really good creative outlet when you're sitting there and feeling creatively frustrated or stilted, but also you then get to write parts for yourself.

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Zoe Lister-Jones
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: September 1
Actor
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Stage Actor
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Brooklyn
New York
Zoe G. Lister-Jones
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My parents have always been very open.
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Because GMOs aren't labeled, it's very hard to prove causality in terms of health effects. It's even more difficult because the seeds are patented, so independent researchers have a hard time gaining access to them.
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We are very puritan in America. We still hold true to these really antiquated values, this idea of the sanctity of marriage.
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There are a lot of great organizations who are fighting for food and environmental safety in this country. The Environmental Working Group, Just Label It, Food Democracy Now, and the Center for Food Safety, to name a few.
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