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> [I started out as a writer. Poetry and prose and also kind of satirical David Sedaris-esque stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauley-perrette/i-started-out-as-a-writer-poetry-and-prose-and-also-kind-of-satirical/)

[Pauley Perrette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauley-perrette/)

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## More by Pauley Perrette

> [I love math. I have little secret number tattoos everywhere. I design them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauley-perrette/i-love-math-i-have-little-secret-number-tattoos-everywhere-i-design/)

[Pauley Perrette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauley-perrette/)

> [When I was in N.Y. bartending, I was in a billion music videos. I was in Madonna, George Michael, Salt-n-Pepa - it goes on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauley-perrette/when-i-was-in-n-y-bartending-i-was-in-a-billion-music-videos-i-was-in/)

[Pauley Perrette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauley-perrette/)

> [The Internet is a strange, strange place that is full of lies. I would say mostly lies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauley-perrette/the-internet-is-a-strange-strange-place-that-is-full-of-lies-i-would/)

[Pauley Perrette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauley-perrette/)

> [My absolute favorite movie of all time is Pink Floyd's 'The Wall.' Nothing compares to it. I have seen it thousands of times and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauley-perrette/my-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time-is-pink-floyd-s-the-wall/)

[Pauley Perrette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauley-perrette/)

> [ I was a criminal science fanatic and went to study it in college as well and I think that helped me \[on NCIS\] because… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauley-perrette/i-was-a-criminal-science-fanatic-and-went-to-study-it-in-college-as/)

[Pauley Perrette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauley-perrette/)

> [In the women's movement, women needed men to stand up and say, 'This isn't right.' In the civil rights of the '60s, it took…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauley-perrette/in-the-women-s-movement-women-needed-men-to-stand-up-and-say-this-isn/)

[Pauley Perrette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauley-perrette/)

> [Personally, I am a church-going Christian. I love my church, my congregation; it's my favorite place to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauley-perrette/personally-i-am-a-church-going-christian-i-love-my-church-my/)

[Pauley Perrette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauley-perrette/)

> [I started out as a writer. Poetry and prose and also kind of satirical David Sedaris-esque stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauley-perrette/i-started-out-as-a-writer-poetry-and-prose-and-also-kind-of-satirical/)

[Pauley Perrette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauley-perrette/)

> [I have a big passion about civil rights for everyone - whoever is being downtrodden at the moment, it doesn't matter: racial discrimination or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauley-perrette/i-have-a-big-passion-about-civil-rights-for-everyone-whoever-is-being/)

[Pauley Perrette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauley-perrette/)

> [My life is about being a civil rights activist. That's my life. Whoever you are, everyone, we either have civil rights or we don't.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauley-perrette/my-life-is-about-being-a-civil-rights-activist-that-s-my-life-whoever/)

[Pauley Perrette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauley-perrette/)

> [I believe that what is legislated bleeds down into everything. So if the legislation continues to uphold anything that doesn't support equal rights and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauley-perrette/i-believe-that-what-is-legislated-bleeds-down-into-everything-so-if/)

[Pauley Perrette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauley-perrette/)

> [I love working with new directors. There's so much drive and effort. It still comes down to the character for me, but if it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauley-perrette/i-love-working-with-new-directors-there-s-so-much-drive-and-effort-it/)

[Pauley Perrette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauley-perrette/)

> [My whole goal was to be able to work in television and film and maintain a normal life, never be in a tabloid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauley-perrette/my-whole-goal-was-to-be-able-to-work-in-television-and-film-and/)

[Pauley Perrette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauley-perrette/)

> [I hated high school and got to college and realized they didn't care if I showed up because I'd already paid. So I decided,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauley-perrette/i-hated-high-school-and-got-to-college-and-realized-they-didn-t-care/)

[Pauley Perrette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauley-perrette/)

> [I always tell myself that when you're playing a character, pretend they're on trial and you're giving the best witness of their life. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauley-perrette/i-always-tell-myself-that-when-you-re-playing-a-character-pretend/)

[Pauley Perrette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauley-perrette/)

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