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You have to reinvent yourself each year, ... What helped us was that there was some turnover each year.

After my divorce I was really down in the dumps. I wanted to reinvent myself.

A critical question to ask when bringing in a new CEO to take the reins of a company you started is: Do you want someone who will maintain company culture or reinvent it?

In N.Y.C., I auditioned for mostly 'quirky friend' roles. Since casting directors in L.A. lacked a preconceived notion of me, I was able to reinvent my type a bit, which was essential in booking the role of Amanda on 'Ugly Betty.' I don't believe I would have auditioned for that role in N.Y.

Why do you think so many actors are only half-developed people? It's very easy when you're a young actor to have these intense, explosive friendships for short periods of time, because you can control what's shown of you. Then you go on to your next job and reinvent yourself again. I think it's important to find something constant.

FedEx is looking for ways to reinvent itself. This gives me some hope.

Everything we're doing right now, we're at the beginning stages. As much as you try to reinvent who you are and give your team the best chance to win, the most important thing is that we're in mid-February and we've played 21 games and had 80-some practices with the same intent, the same player and the same system. The last thing you want to do is put a team on the floor that's thinking their way through things. We're trying to keep things simple.

There definitely is a way for them to prosper in the future and reinvent themselves. I just don't know what it is right now.

You can't reinvent yourself for every movie.

I don't think people were looking at (the special session) to reform Louisiana government from top to bottom. I think the proof now is in how they manage the recovery ... and I don't think they have to reinvent government to carry forward.