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Im an immigrant kid who came to America from India when I was very

Im an immigrant kid who came to America from India when I was very young and grew up in New York City with a single mom and really was influenced by all of those immigrant cultures bumping up against each other. – Padma Lakshmi

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From the simple stringing together of lemon garlands for the goddess Durga, to dividing the prasadam or blessed foods for the children first, I came to associate food not only with feminity, but also with purity and divinity. – Padma Lakshmi

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My mom was scared of the old Times Square so I was never allowed to go. Now Im scared of the new Times Square, so I still never go. – Padma Lakshmi

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mom
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You dont want your jewelry to make you look fat. A lot of whats out there now does – you just wind up looking like a Christmas tree. – Padma Lakshmi

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Just recently I was in Target with my mom shopping, and out of the blue, I see this father and his two daughters and he says, Can they get a picture with you? And Im thinking to myself, Am I the one millionth customer or something? – Atticus Shaffer

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An agent saw one of the plays I did at ACT, but my mom was like, No, shes too young. I became so annoying that a year and a half later she just couldnt stand hearing me any more! – Marla Sokoloff

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She had a hit for every syllable: Dont. You. Ever. Talk. To. Me. Like. That. Ever. Again. That was the last time I ever talked back to Mom. – Misty May-Treanor

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