The show is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a reality dating competition show, i play Rachel Goldberg, who is the producer on the show, whose job it is to manipulate the contestants and she is really good at it but it actually makes her hate herself. I’ve never played a character who is so conflicted with who she is.

Shiri Appleby

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Once you start to listen to your voice, you start to feel the power in that.

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voice feels

It's really important to just accept who we are, and find somebody who accepts us for who we are.

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who-we-are accepting important

After years of struggling with how I looked, I'm pretty comfortable and proud of my body now.

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body struggle years

I feel like I get really stressed out sometimes. I just want someone to tell me, "Relax, it's all going to be okay." I think that's all we really need.

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stressed relax thinking

I'd love to be a huge television director. I definitely want to do that. I could imagine me going more and more into that, as I age.

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age directors television

As an actor, I love being pushed. I love the feeling of, "Oh my god, I have to keep trying. What else is there to do?".

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feelings trying love-is

I think dating is all about role playing, and figuring out what you want and don't want. You figure out more about yourself by meeting people. You're like, "I'm not right for that person, but why am I not?" I think dating is a really interesting journey.

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journey interesting thinking

The lead actress is like the host of the party, but when you're the lead actress and you're a producer, you're really throwing the party. You have so much control in making sure everyone is having a really good time and everyone is heard.

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actresses good-times party

As an actor, you're just brought on to fill one role, so it's nice to see what the entire journey is like. As much as I'd be allowed to do it, I would do it. I love it.

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roles nice journey

I felt like Jason Behr and I had such a unique chemistry. He just walked in and we started reading together, it was just there

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unique reading together

Watching somebody else fail definitely makes you feel better with what you've accomplished and where your standing is in life.

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accomplished failing feel-better

I love doing a television show. It just always feels like it's a little while before you find something that feels unique and that feels like a character that you really want to play for awhile.

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unique play character

There are a lot of different sides to me. I don't know if I'm always peaches-and-cream.

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peaches different sides

I had a really normal childhood except I acted. It was like, my brother played soccer, and I was on television sometimes.

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childhood brother soccer

I never went to any of the Hollywood child parties.

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hollywood party children

On going vegetarian." I was sitting here eating my plate of chicken salad, and suddenly I looked down and saw all the meat on my plate and just wasn't hungry anymore. So i've decided I'm not going to eat meat."

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down-and meat sitting

The people were just so lovely and accommodating and had really interesting questions and it was just interesting to see how the show is actually received in so many different countries.

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country people interesting

She wasn't as naive and innocent as she was in the first season.

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innocent innocence firsts

I think the show has sort of given me a name in this business and allowed a lot of people the opportunity to see what I can do, and it's just sort of like a sweet starting point.

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opportunity sweet thinking

I've been watching so many movies and they all have to do with the DVDs. It's just so much more convenient.

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