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I think the first thing I thought when I got out to L.A. was just: Oh, if I want to act, I have to find a different way to go about it because the parts for girls are as dispiriting as the banking jobs. You have to really be willing to invent, I guess, a different path for yourself.

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Writing so that I can act became a way of having not more control over my future but not having to wait for permission. You can choose yourself. Hmm,…

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Life is beautiful because it doesn't last.

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I always feel like the editing room is like coming into the kitchen. What kind of a meal do you make from there? It can be anything.

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I feel like I'm a much better person when I'm developing my imagination and my innocence and my vulnerability. I like that version of me better than …

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I'm really into rocks. I have a really serious rock collection. Rocks and feathers and shells and strange found things in nature. I have a lot of tho…

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One of the things that's awesome about being an actor is that you get to do stories, live lives and have experiences that you never could have even c…

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Nothing seemed as scary as waking up at 40 and realizing that I had not lived a very courageous life.

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Eventually, if you're the train that's leaving the station, people will race to catch up with you. I think that's one of the things I've figured out.…

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If you play it safe every time, then you're missing the best part of acting. You haven't learned anything about your humanity.

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