We are like people with short-term leases on summer cottages; we can never seem to make our provisions … - Mignon McLaughlin

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Growing up in the acting world, you have a lot of opportunities to change who you are and what you believe in based on how people treat you. I never wanted to do that.

Mignon McLaughlin

We are like people with short-term leases on summer cottages; we can never seem to make our provisions come out even with our stay.

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