My family was very unorthodox. My mother was very eccentric and amazing. She always treated us like adults.
Laura PreponModest. When they meet me, they think I'm going to be outgoing, but I like things low-key. I don't like people to think I'm bragging.
Laura PreponFood is a passion because I basically grew up in a kitchen. My mother was a gourmet chef and I'm the youngest of five kids. We would always congregate in the kitchen.
Laura PreponBut, I swear, theyโre turning Donna into Annie Hall this season. More ties. More suits. But theyโre also keeping her really motivated, ya know? Like, wanting to be a rock journalist. Wanting to be the first woman president.
Laura PreponFor some reason, I like to put myself in situations where I don't even know how I ended up there. I never want to be complacent or comfortable in a role.
Laura PreponSo, I went to Germany and ended up parasailing around this castle. I was in Germany sightseeing, eating Bratwurst and hanging out in beer gardens. And then, I got back from Germany and got a call where they were like, "We need to fly you to New York tomorrow to read with Taylor [Schilling]." I was like, "Wait, for Alex, the manipulative drug-smuggling lesbian girl?!," and they were like, "Yeah."
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