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" All I've ever needed is myself. "
Needed
Myself
Ever
" I am constantly struggling to show people that there is more to me than my appearance. You do have to try and overcome those hurdles. Female actresses need to be given the chance to be more than how they look. "
People
Look
Chance
" I come from a place where I find it hard to identify with a label. "
Come
Hard
Where
" I don't imagine myself, my work, or my life, fitting into any kind of standardized path. In fact, the idea of there even being a standard freaks me out a lot. "
Life
Path
Work
" If you want to do something, you find a way. "
Want
You
Something
" I get a stack of scripts, like, once a month, and most of the time, you find these placeholder girls that are there to provide a bounce for the male character. So we know he's funny because she's serious and she's mad at him. We know he's strong because she needs saving. So really, her job is to validate this personality trait of our hero or male. "
Time
Character
Funny
" I grew up in Texas, and people love their American-made muscle cars there. I grew up around people who loved cars and took care of cars and my dad's a big car nut, so I learned a little bit about cars - how to love them, most importantly. I think that from the time I could remember, I've always envisioned myself in a vintage muscle car. "
Car
Myself
People
" I have always been very rebellious and gone against the grain. I've always challenged the standards set before me. "
Gone
Me
Against
" Injustice can never be stood for. "
Injustice
Stood
Never
" I take the sexy girl parts and try to give them something else and make them a character. "
Try
Character
Girl
" I think my mother realized she had a somewhat unusual daughter pretty early on. "
Mother
She
Think
" I think there's an instinct to make grotesque horror films that are purely carnal, like the 'Saw' movies. "
Horror
Think
Movies
" It is really hard when you spend your life living out of a suitcase. But it really does weed out superficial people - if someone is still with you after the second movie, then they're probably a good one! I like to trust people in general - it's the southern girl in me. "
Trust
Girl
Good
" It requires bravery to do something no one else around you is doing. "
Doing
You
Something
" It's rare to have even half-meaningful conversations in the film industry. "
Industry
Film
Film Industry
" I used to be very interested in the history of women's rights in this country and in other countries. I tried to learn as much as I could about it, and more than anything, I would be called gay. It was phenomenal. But if a boy has something to say, he is appreciated; he's even popular. If a girl says something, it's instantly a threat. "
Country
Gay
Girl
" I've always been a private person, and I've always valued my private life. "
Life
Always
Been
" I've worked really hard to bring something more to 'pretty girl' roles over the years. I consider it a challenge. "
Over
Pretty Girl
Hard
" I was raised by my father; I was daddy's girl. "
Father
Girl
Daddy
" I watch what I eat and drink. "
Drink
Watch
Eat
" I would love to see women be able to be powerful, complex, smart, opinionated and taken seriously, even if they are beautiful. Even more, I would love to see women held to different standards, other than the superficial ones that we're held to. "
Women
Beautiful
Love
" I would never imagine a mate based on a certain sex or race. "
Imagine
Mate
Never
" My very best friend died in a car accident when I was 16 years old. That was the hardest blow emotionally that I have ever had to endure. Suddenly, you realize tomorrow might not come. Now I live by the motto, 'Today is what I have.' "
Today
Best
You
" Once you start working out, you feel better and it becomes something you make time to do. "
Working
Time
Better
" You can't respect yourself if you're afraid to be who you are. "
Afraid
Yourself
You
" Young women from a very young age are taught that life will be easier if you can just turn on the charming smile and say very little and be complacent and docile and sweet. "
Age
Women
Smile
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