Emmy-nominated actress Connie Britton stars in one of the most realistic television portraits of family life ever. Fans and critics laud her pitch-perfect performance as Tami Taylor in “Friday Night Lights.” So it’s hard to believe she’s ad-libbing most of the time. She tells Kurt that making it up as you go along is what real spouses and parents do every day.
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