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Don't make anybody a homemade gift. Unless you're really good, or it's going to be really practical. If it's a little thing you think is cute 'cause you made it, just forget it.

~Amy Sedaris

Topics: Anybody Cause Cute Forget Gift Going Good Homemade Just Little Little Thing Made Make Practical Really Thing Think Unless You

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I like to play unattractive people who think they're pretty. You can do what you want, but I prefer to look interesting.

~Amy Sedaris

Topics: Interesting Like Look People Play Prefer Pretty Think Unattractive Want Who You

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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.

~Amy Sedaris

Topics: Different Drawn Exploiting Fun Look Making People Them Who

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We're all used to seeing pretty people. I want to see real people.

~Amy Sedaris

Topics: People Pretty Real Real People See Seeing Used Want

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I wouldn't call myself a shut-in. I have the ability to leave my home; I just choose not to. But because I'm such a homebody, it's important to be surrounded by things I love.

~Amy Sedaris

Topics: Ability Because Call Choose Home Homebody Important Just Leave Love Myself Surrounded Things I Love

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Sometimes, to keep things exciting, I decorate my house as if I owned a child. I'll toss a tiny pair of shoes in the hallway or lean small wooden crutches in what I refer to as 'the baby's room,' which is actually a tiny space where I make things. I continue to call it the baby's room because it confuses people and it's creepy.

~Amy Sedaris

Topics: Actually Baby Because Call Child Confuses Continue Creepy Crutches Decorate Exciting Hallway House Keep Lean Make Owned Pair People Refer Room Shoes Small Sometimes Space Things Tiny Toss Where Which Wooden

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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.

~Amy Sedaris

Topics: Appears Collection Come Cup Fake Filled Food Holidays Including Just Love Out Oven Props Rubber Say Solid Tea Theatrical Turkey Which Wrap I Love

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I can't imagine going to an all-girls school. I went to a public school.

~Amy Sedaris

Topics: Going Imagine Public Public School School

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If I know I have to memorize lines, I'm really gonna try to memorize lines. It's hard for me sometimes, because somebody wrote these words and you're trying really hard to get them the way they said it.

~Amy Sedaris

Topics: Because Get Gonna Hard Know Lines Me Memorize Really Said Somebody Sometimes Them Try Trying Way Words Wrote You

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I love cop shows and crime books and thrillers, and before I die I'm gonna play a cop.

~Amy Sedaris

Topics: Before Books Cop Crime Die Gonna Love Play Shows Thrillers I Love

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: March 29th, 1961

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