American - Writer | August 7, 1983 -
Then in college, besides economics, I also majored in studio art and got involved in photography and making short films and acting. But I didn't know you could make a living that way.
Brit Marling
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I'd studied theater growing up and loved that, but didn't have many examples of artists around me.
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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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A couple of compromises in a row and suddenly you're very far way from the person you thought you were.
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The only thing that's important is that every day I'm waking and doing something that I really love to do.
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I'm still a bit of a romantic and an idealist and hopelessly naive.
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Human beings are flawed and complicated and messy.
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I think what's so attractive about acting is that you get to live several lifetimes in one.
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Here's the thing that I think about life - if you manage to get into a space where you don't need that much, where the overhead of your life is not that great and you're pretty happy and relaxed without that much stuff, you are really liberated because you never have to say yes to something because you want another refrigerator or car!
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When I was a kid and going to the movies I was overwhelmed by the way women were always second-class citizens in the film.
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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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As an actor, you have an accumulated knowledge base. But there's also something about it that every time you really feel like you're doing it for the first time; you have no idea whether you're capable of it.
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