\u201cSo I took a little bit of a break. And the little bit of a break turned into a longer break, and then I found that I really didn\u2019t miss it<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the last few years, I\u2019ve been offered a number of parts in movies, and I\u2019ve just turned them down. I don\u2019t know whether I\u2019ll go back to it or not.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been doing a lot of writing and a lot of parenting, and now I\u2019m doing this.\u201d<\/p>\n
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