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Toni Collette plays Tara Gregson, a mom with Dissociative Identity Disorder in the new Showtime series “United States of Tara,” premiering tonight on Showtime.
“I’m very happy to be in this world because I don’t want to be in the safe story land, anyway. It’s boring,” Collette said.
“Mental illness, in general, has a certain stigma attached, and the wonderful thing about this show is it goes beyond that and into this somewhat normal family who are dealing with these exaggerated circumstances. Part of the beauty of this family is the fact that they fully embrace what’s going on with Tara. It does certainly bring up the question: ‘What is normal?’ ”
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