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"I'm also a mother, so I'm a little more grounded in my world," she adds, pointing to one of her several discreetly placed tattoos: Her inside right wrist is inscribed "Jackson." Another one, on her left foot from her teens, says "Faith not Fear." Clearly, Montgomery has plenty of faith, fueled by an independent spirit. "I'm outspoken and I'm headstrong," she acknowledges. "When I get it into my head that I want to do something, I do it. I was expelled from six schools when I was a kid. But my parents, who were always kind of rebellious, encouraged rebellion. "I was never wild in a self-destructive way. I just wanted to do what I wanted to do and believe what I believe. When I got expelled from school it was because I didn't want to BE in school." What she wants intensely these days is to make a success of her series, which helps keep any lingering wildness "within limits," she says. "I have an incredibly large work schedule and a very young son"
-- a 4-year-old she proudly exhibits in pictures on her iPhone and describes, laughingly, as "a wild man." "Those are factors that have tamed me," she says. "Besides, I get to explore a lot of my wild side through the work I do. I love it!" The interview concluding, Montgomery now is headed to the studio across town, where she'll shoot "Unforgettable" late into the night. She can take satisfaction from the healthy reception in her show's first season, averaging 12 million viewers weekly. But is this the sort of pace she can see herself maintaining for a seven-year stretch matching "Without a Trace"? "I can only hope!" she says as her face blossoms into a smile. "If this show went seven years, I'd be over the moon!" ___ Online:
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