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I was a hostess in a restaurant in New York when I was 21, and I was too good of an employee. I was putting most of my energy into that instead of acting. But my father told my sister and me to look at whatever needed to be done and do that job well, no matter what it was.
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"I was a hostess in a restaurant in New York when I was 21, and I was too good of an employee. I was putting most of my energy into that instead of acting. But my father told my sister and me to look at whatever needed to be done and do that job well, no matter what it was."
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I was a hostess in a restaurant in New York when I was 21, and I was too good of an employee. I was putting most of my energy into that instead of acting. But my father told my sister and me to look at whatever needed to be done and do that job well, no matter what it was. — Emily Deschanel

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Emily Deschanel was a Actress from United States (1976–2017).

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Who said "I was a hostess in a restaurant in New York when I was 21, and I was too good o…"?
This quote is attributed to Emily Deschanel, a Actress from United States.
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Emily Deschanel lived from 1976 – 2017.
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