For breakfast, I always have eggs - whole eggs. I think the fats are really important. I also like turkey bacon and really hearty whole-grain bread. I'm very picky about it. You need bread that's high in fiber and low in carbs. It's hard to find, but it's worth it.

Summer Glau

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Just because no one has been fortunate enough to realize how wonderful you are, doesnt mean you shine any less.

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realizing shining mean

When I was little, I had a feeling that I was going to end up being an actress. I spent a lot of time alone, I was a very shy girl, and I would pretend I was telling someone about this new role that I got.

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girl feelings littles

You know, I've always just made the choices on my characters based on my connection to them, and I've made decisions that maybe other people haven't understood; why I passed on something, for instance.

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decision character people

Coming from being a dancer, it was a great way for me to transition into being an actress. I get to really be expressive through my physical self, and that was just a comfortable way for me to start experimenting with how to get my character across.

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dancer self character

I like pretty conservative guys, good guys. I always look for the qualities I find in my father.

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quality guy father

I love it if a man makes an effort to get to know my parents and sisters. Getting to know the people who matter to me goes a long way.

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men long people

I still dance, probably three times a week, unless I'm working on a crazy job, and then I just don't have any free time at all.

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three crazy jobs

You're not just writing in a vacuum, and then handing it over to someone else to shoot. You're writing, and then getting feedback from the actor and hearing their voice and how they play things.

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voice play writing

As I've gotten older, I've come to realize how important it is to vary your workouts.

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realizing workout important

I was always the kid on scholarship, I was a soloist with my company, I'd been working with the symphony since I was 14.

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scholarship symphony kids

I'm very physical. It's an important part of being a woman - feeling good about yourself and really being in tune with your personality.

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feel-good personality feelings

There was a little part of me that always felt like I was going to be an actress, but I never acted when I was growing up. I was a dancer. That's all I did, all day, all my life. Maybe this was just where I was meant to be, and somehow I ended up here, but it just felt right. As soon as I started acting, it just felt like it was meant to be.

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dancer growing-up acting

There's this certain caliber of dancing I was striving for when I was younger, and it's very hard for me to go back and just do it for fun. But I take all other kinds of classes: I take jazz classes, modern classes, and I love doing that instead of going to the gym. The gym is not very much fun.

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dancing class fun

Sometimes when I get home after a long day, I'll turn on music - I love Latin, disco, and pop - and do my own workout, even if it's a short one. Know a good song to work out to? 'I Will Survive.

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workout latin song

I always look for roles that make me feel good about being a girl. I have to say that there are a lot of roles out there that make me feel really bad about being a girl. You can imagine what the things are and I shall not go into detail.

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details feel-good girl

Over the years, I have been fortunate to get to play a lot of really kick-ass girls.

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girl play years

The number one thing I look for in a man is integrity. A man who does what he says he's going to do.

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numbers integrity men

When I stopped doing ballet, I started training in the pool. I would do my barre exercises in the water, because that prevents injuries.

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ballet exercise water

After doing 'Firefly' and moving on, I always wanted to be part of a series again. I love doing films, too, but there's just something special about being part of the team and feeling like you're actually a part of the family, and I always look to re-create that.

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firefly team moving

Every day on the set, things change. You move things around. The actors are creating the roles and bringing them to life, and bringing the moments to life, as they happen. That's the best thing about television. I think it gets misunderstood, when there's one credit that says, "Written by," because that's certainly not the way it happens, in real life.

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