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Mariska Hargitay Feels More Aligned Than Ever with Capt. Olivia Benson on ‘Law & Order: SVU’ · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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Speaker 2: Mariska Hargita has been portraying NYPD Captain Olivia Benson for
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Speaker 2: an unparalleled twenty five years on Law and Order SVU,
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Speaker 2: consisting of more than five hundred and fifty episodes of
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Speaker 2: the iconic show, where she serves as an advocate for
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Speaker 2: victims of terrible crimes. And while Mariska plays the toughest
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Speaker 2: nails detective flawlessly on screen, she tells Variety it took
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Speaker 2: years before she felt aligned with Olivia energetically, saying I
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Speaker 2: can deal with hard things now. I don't know that
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Speaker 2: I was always like that. I think in the beginning
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Speaker 2: of the show I had to fake it. I was
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Speaker 2: still learning it. Now I fit into those shoes. It's
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Speaker 2: been a magnificent journey. I've learned to advocate for myself.
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Speaker 2: But I've always known my vulnerability is my superpower. It's
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Speaker 2: not something that makes me weak. I always try to
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Speaker 2: share that with women. The words of Mariska Hargatay new
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Speaker 2: episodes of Law and Order SVU Thursdays on NBC.
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