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" Fashion once meant dresses and heels, and I didn't know why I'd want to be dressed that way. Now I'm like, 'Oh my God, those Saint Laurent boots!' Those are not words I thought I'd ever say. A beautiful suit is nice. I get fashion now. In fact, I love it. "

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" I'm a huge fan of the program 'Democracy Now,' which is hosted by Amy Goodman, and I subscribe to the podcast. "

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" Yeah, people following me down the street and at the airport and all that. I can't imagine what it must be like for people who are, you know, actually famous. "

" I'm kind of getting more excited about developing my own stuff, or getting involved early in projects and doing my best to make things that I care about happen. "

" I didn't really play dress up when I was a kid, and I'm really T-shirt and jeans-y. "

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" Acting is very physical, even when it doesn't appear to be. It's about the arc of your body's language through a film. "

" I'm a huge Sissy Spacek fan. "

" To be in a position, at my age, where I am financially independent, I can help develop things, I can promote stuff that I believe in, I can say no a lot and spend time writing - that is a gift. "

" I love sport, I grew up playing sports, that's all I did, and it is so invigorating now that I'm supposedly adult to learn something completely new, from the bottom up. "

" As a girl, you're supposed to love Sleeping Beauty. I mean, who wants to love Sleeping Beauty when you can be Aladdin? "

" And I think it's really easy for people to point out hypocrisy in people's lives. "

" I think a lot of the time in films, men get roles where they create their own destiny and women are just tools, supporters for that. "

" I'm actually just playing honest, whole young women. "

" I always take the time to eat well and eat locally because it's common sense. "

" I grew up working in Canada so everything was low budget. "

" But I've never been really rebellious. I've got a lot of support and I'm not pushed so hard that I feel like I'm going to burn out, which is what happens to a lot of actors in their early twenties. "

" Mind you, Roman Holiday - which is kind of a romantic comedy - is one of my favorite films, and I think Audrey Hepburn is absolutely phenomenal in that movie. "

" I grew up playing sports, but now I feel like I can't, because if I get injured, I'll impair whatever film I'm working on. "

" I think of those who are so much less fortunate than me all the time. I came out to people clapping and an outpour of support. And the reality is, for a lot of people, they get kicked out of their homes or are faced with violence. "

" I think the Smart Car is awesome. The only problem is I've been on the freeway and felt like I was going to be blown away like a Tim Hortons coffee cup, so I may have to upgrade to a Mini Cooper - something a little stronger. "

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" I'm not good at watching stuff that I'm in at all. I should stop. I shouldn't watch something for the first time with a room full of people at Sundance. It's not a good idea. "

" I actually can't watch blood and gore and all those things. I watch Netflix shows with my hand over my face, like, peeking out. Which is funny, because I'm on sets all the time, and I know how those effects are done. "

" And I've shot in Prince Edward Island winters, I mean, I've shot in some intense, intense temperatures. "

" I love L.A. I'm a full-blown cheerleader for it. "

" I think, because I've been working for a while, I've been working since I was ten, I had the fortune of reading a lot, a lot of scripts. "

" When we're growing up there are all sorts of people telling us what to do when really what we need is space to work out who to be. "

" People ask if I'm concerned about getting pigeonholed. No one asks, 'Ellen, you've done seven straight roles in a row. Shouldn't you shake it up, do something queer?' There's still that double standard. "

" For me, being out within my life became far more important than being in any movie. "

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" I think there's a tremendous amount of guilt that goes on between mothers and daughters, no matter how good or bad their relationships are. "