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Coming from a large family makes you feel protected - you have friends and allies.

I've definitely made sure to surround myself with friends who are going to protect me.

I am fortunate in having people around me who protect me.

I spent a lot of time protecting myself. I mean, I've met a lot of extraordinary people over the years - and I just wish I had been able to open myself up to them more.

I've always been super-private and protective of certain experiences and certain friends.

I started to build barriers between myself and others to protect myself.

I'm so protected in my Nickelodeon bubble and 'What I Like About You.' It's all pretty much the same people I've worked with and it was pretty protected.

I feel I have been protected all my life. I am still here, for God's sake, and a lot of my contemporaries have gone. I'm very fortunate. No matter the difficulties - and we all have difficulties - I am definitely one of the fortunate ones. If I have any really good characteristics, one is that I am resilient.

I've always just been more comfortable as an outsider.