My mother shut all her family out of her life over the years, though we made several futile attempts to stay connected. May God rest her soul.
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LAURA RICKETTS We all have different perspectives on the world. I'm a woman. I live in Chicago. I'm gay.
LAURA RICKETTS I've always gone for the more sensitive, bookish guy, totally. The jock boys, the sporty guys, I...
LAURA RAMSEY I personally don't even try to compare New York and L.A. To me, they are just way too different.
LAURA RAMSEY The Internet is so big that no one can control anything, really.
LAURA RAMSEY When you go in and guest-star on a TV show, they already have their family - everybody pretty much k...
LAURA RAMSEY You can always turn a bad kisser into a good one.
LAURA PREPON Free love sounds great.
LAURA PREPON I moved to Milan when I was 15. I was always looking for something; I never really felt like I belon...
LAURA PREPON I like to think I'll just be walking down the street one day and stop and meet someone, like, ...
LAURA PREPON In any character I ever play, whether she's good or bad or whatever, my most important thing is ...
LAURA PREPON When you're in prison, and we're left to our own devices, you're stripped of everything,...
LAURA PREPON I'm obsessed with 'Homeland.' It's not even okay.
LAURA PREPON On a lot of shows that I've done, we had the same directors, which was cool. But then, it's ...
LAURA PREPON I've realized how important it is to have women in your life. You get to a certain age where you...
LAURA PREPON There's nothing you could say that would shock me.
LAURA PREPON The fact that anyone would find me sexy is very, very flattering, but ridiculous. I so don't bel...
LAURA PREPON Even in real life, I'd rather hang out with guys.
LAURA PREPON I am so like Donna it's funny. And most of my friends are guys too.
LAURA PREPON For some reason, I like to put myself in situations where I don't even know how I ended up there...
LAURA PREPON I can't stand being around anal people, especially anal people with big egos.
LAURA PREPON But now that I'm a blonde, guys are so blatant about coming on to me.
LAURA PREPON I'm the type of person that will do triple sessions in one day. I'll do Pilates, I'll do...
LAURA PREPON I used to wear boxers and a tank top, but now I sleep in the nude. It's kind of weird, because I...
LAURA PREPON They have to be able to spark my interest so I want to pursue it, and they have to have an awesome p...
LAURA PREPON My vintage Levi's are my favorite on the show, 'cause they really fit.
LAURA PREPON I love being a redhead. It's a rare thing, so I think there's a bond between redheads.
LAURA PREPON I'm the tomboy so I got to be a little butch.
LAURA PREPON For me, personally, I watch pretty much everything on Netflix, and I watch all the episodes in a row...
LAURA PREPON And my mouth is not a sewer, although some people may think it is.
LAURA PREPON Getting to perform at the Carlyle, following in the footsteps of women like Elaine Stritch, Barbara ...
LAURA OSNES I don't think I want to transition into being a recording artist for the rest of my life or anyt...
LAURA OSNES I really have been so, so blessed with all my leading men.
LAURA OSNES