Think about how long it took ...

Think about how long it took for the mountains to get there and look so beautiful. Think about how long it takes for this tree over us to grow. We're so impatient. Think about it. This leaf here took forever to become that perfect leaf. We're that. We're work in progress. That's actually being alive.
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 Daphne Zuniga

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I've been acting since I was a little kid. It was my escape from my day which had to do with a father leaving, and a mother not being home, and her struggling and doing her best and all that. But it wasn't fun. I would go into theater class. If she were a stay-at-home mom, I wouldn't have that discomfort inside that kept me pushing.
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 Daphne Zuniga
She's a real adventurer, my mother.
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 Daphne Zuniga
When I was in high school I moved from the big city to a tiny village of 500 people in Vermont. It was like The Waltons!
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Early on, my emotional work had to do with feeling unheard and invisible. My parents divorce at six, when I was six, really affected me. We moved around and I was with my mom and my sister. I have learned, by the way, there were amazing gifts that came out of that. For one, I'm living my childhood dream. I feel very fortunate.
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 Daphne Zuniga
People go to movies or listen to music because they want to be inspired.
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 Daphne Zuniga