“I was always wanting to learn and be one of those actresses who can actually hold a conversation as opposed to standing there looking pretty.”

— Michelle Trachtenberg

Interview by Nicki Gostin, Newsweek, Updated: 10:46 a.m. ET March 11, 2005

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