American - Writer | August 7, 1983 -
The litmus test for whether I want to take on a role or not is usually fear. If I'm afraid of it, then I want to do it.
Brit Marling
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Science fiction has a way of letting you talk about where we are in the world and letting you be a bit of a pop philosopher without being didactic.
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One of my favorite stories growing up was 'A Wrinkle in Time'. I loved that book.
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I learned from my parents the idea that, if you are devoted enough and you want to study something enough, you can really teach yourself anything.
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A whole film is just about arriving at a moment where you hopefully transfer some feeling to the audience.
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I think I am looking as an actor to find ways to push myself into places I haven't been before as a human being.
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I think we're scared of intimacy - all of us, a little bit.
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I get uncomfortable when people give me presents and watch me open them. I don't have birthday parties, because the idea of a group of people singing and looking at me while I'm blowing out candles gives me hives.
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We're always just telling stories, and stories are always just approximations of the truth. It's never the truth exactly.
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I think we're always looking for an excuse to connect.
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I've found myself at one in the morning just sitting at my desk spending an hour returning emails from the day until like two in the morning. It's ridiculous, I should be sleeping, or dreaming, or reading a novel.
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You know, I can't imagine 9 to 5 writing. That takes some stamina.
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