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" All I can start with is what moves me and feels like a great challenge as an actor and I think is saying something unusual or irreverent or human - honest in some way. "
Laura Dern
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" For me, the key is years of the blessed filmmakers I've worked with giving me permission to be bold and jump off cliffs and to be boundaryless. I would put David Lynch at the top of that list. "
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" Diet is weird. It's elusive. I just try to listen to my body. "
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" It's one thing to have forced time off as an actor, and another thing when you actually say, 'I don't want to read anything, and I don't want to talk to anybody.' "
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" People now tell me it's a good thing I stayed away from teen films. Well, it wasn't my choice. I wasn't hired. "
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" I was raised on movie sets, and I decided for myself at a very young age that it was what I wanted to do. "
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" I can't say 'I'm proud to say' - because it's not a choice for many Americans - but I can say I'm fortunate enough to not be raising my kids on McDonald's. "
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" I'm moved by people who see the world differently than others. People who see the world with a longing for its poetry often can be broken people. "
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" It's a strange world, as David Lynch would say. "
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" I grew up with a tribe of amazing women, but certainly my mother and my godmother really modeled women as actors. "
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" I got picked for very unique and independent filmmaking experiences with auteurs. And I'm so lucky. "
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" When you become a parent, you really care that you get that right, and you care about nothing else. "
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" I've got the sort of personality that requires me to find some sort of release, and for me, it's performing. "
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" I always wanted to do a 'Ms. Smith Goes to Washington.' "
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" At 12, turned 13, made a movie with Sex Pistols and The Clash. Learned about a lot of things I never knew and hope will never know again. Don't know how my parents let me do that. "
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" God bless nannies. "
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Bless
God Bless
" Wild at Heart made a few people angry-they thought I was exploiting women by showing that when a woman says no she really means yes. "
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" I have never been someone who applied 'work begets work' to my career, sometimes unfortunately. "
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" I worked with HBO on 'Recount,' and we had a wonderful experience together. I'm such a fan of HBO and how much flexibility they give in character as well as schedule. "
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" Like anything else, acting can become boring - a chore, really - if there isn't any challenge. And I like taking challenges. Just when people think they have me figured out, I like to surprise them. "
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People
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" When you're first reading the script and thinking about playing the part, it's slightly daunting. It's easy to question, 'Is an audience going to like me? And is that my job?' "
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" It excites me to go to a movie and be reminded that I'm human, and I'm filled with opposites, and I'm built with flaws. Part of growth and healing is recognizing that. "
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" To stay true to your art is such a complicated journey, and Dad clearly has done it. "
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