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" I didn't really play dress up when I was a kid, and I'm really T-shirt and jeans-y. "
Ellen Page
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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. "
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" I wish I was a teenager in the 1970s. "
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" I'd ice-skated before, because I'm Canadian and that's what you do as a kid, but I'd never, ever been on quad skates. "
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" 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. "
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" I love playing roles that are physical, absolutely love. Whether it's just that kind of basic level of physicality or whether it's stunts. "
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" I love nicknames. It makes me feel loved. It makes me feel less alone in this world. "
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" I grew up working in Canada so everything was low budget. "
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" I'm a tomboy from Nova Scotia. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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 a huge fan of the program 'Democracy Now,' which is hosted by Amy Goodman, and I subscribe to the podcast. "
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" I've always been drawn to stories and telling them; whether it was through being a part of theater when I was a little kid, or film, or with music, there's just been an innate desire to feel that connection. "
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" I think it's obvious when you're watching a movie, and there's people fighting or someone's slipping on the side of the building, that it's fake and it really removes you from it. "
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" 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. "
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" I have trouble sometimes watching actors - even when they do a great job - with an accent. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm actually just playing honest, whole young women. "
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" And I've shot in Prince Edward Island winters, I mean, I've shot in some intense, intense temperatures. "
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" I always take the time to eat well and eat locally because it's common sense. "
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" There's no big budget Canadian movie. Whatever movies are big budget in Canada come from the States. Or also have States financing. Everything's pretty small. "
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" I'm a huge Sissy Spacek fan. "
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" 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. "
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