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It takes a long time to write a novel when you have to keep interrupting your work to earn money.


Dana Spiotta

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DANA DELANY We all know that television is better for women as they get into their 40s. You could be more three-...
DANA DELANY If you put Willem Dafoe, Liam Neeson and James Woods in a room together, there wouldn't be room ...
DANA DELANY I'm the worst rider. I'm a terrible rider. Me and horses are not a good mix. For some reason...
DANA DELANY Television is more of a business. You can't take as many risks, because there's so many chan...
DANA DELANY I have faith in my imperfections!
DANA DELANY I've been dating younger men since my 20s, When I was 29, I dated someone 21... younger men are ...
DANA DELANY In Europe the parents are included as with children. All three generations are together. I'm thi...
DANA DELANY I think I would make a good spy. I can sort of be a chameleon. People don't notice me very easil...
DANA DELANY I'm the kind of person that if I see someone else crying, I cry too. I take on that emotion.
DANA DAVIS I think that 'Heroes' really is about family. I mean, sure, it's this surreal story, and...
DANA DAVIS You can't help but be in awe of the athletic abilities of the WWE Superstars.
DANA DAVIS Honestly, when I was a little girl, I would watch wrestling with my brother, like, all the time. The...
DANA DAVIS My idea of working out is going upstairs in my apartment.
DANA DAVIS It's funny because before I joined the cast of 'Heroes,' I was an insomniac. I have suff...
DANA DAVIS I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that...
DANA CARVEY I've never really worked on them. Just once in a while one hits me and makes me laugh. My Al Gor...
DANA CARVEY I recently found out about this other super movie star. He only works from about 11:00 to 4:00, so a...
DANA CARVEY I think the Brexit vote in Great Britain informing this populist movement of nationalism is kind of ...
DANA CARVEY I used to sneak up to the 8th floor and watch Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo rehearsing 'Saturday ...
DANA CARVEY I got lucky. I won the San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy Competition in 1977 while I was still at San Fr...
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