“I put out an ad in the classifieds: ‘Wanted, superhero. I’m a damsel in distress’.”

—  Michelle Trachtenberg

Michelle Trachtenberg: On Ice http://www.michelletrachtenberg.net/articles/283.php
Explaining how she got an "X-Man" for a boyfriend.

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