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" I don't know any celebrated people that register in a big way who aren't unique. "

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" If I took my characters home with me, half of my life would be a misery, I think. No, I tend to compartmentalize work from my life. I'm not terribly method. "

" Working gives you this new perspective. You don't take everything too seriously, and you realise that if you don't do too well on a history test, it's not the end of the world. "

" I was very driven to act from a very young age, and my parents were not only tolerant of that drive but also encouraging. "

" I've never been interested or particularly good at censoring my experience. "

" I do feel like I've gotten younger as I've aged. "

" I've always very earnestly tried to do my best, so I just have to trust that and forgive myself for being fallible. "

" When I was 18 I went to college for two years and didn't work for a year which was essential for me, because my identity had been so influenced by my being an actor and I think I just needed to discover what it was to be myself, divorced from all that responsibility. "

" I know, it's true. I've played these tortured teenagers. I can't wait to shed that image. "

" I actually haven't been approached a whole lot for television, believe it or not. "

" I exercise more for mental relaxation than anything else. "

" I have this book club, and we don't read one book; we offer up a few suggestions and create a library over time. "

" When you really get it right in acting, it's an act of empathy. You feel less distant from others, and that is really exciting. "

" Growing up in New York with artist parents - a very liberal environment, where we were always encouraged to challenge the status quo - I think for a long time I confused jingoism with patriotism. And that is a mistake. "

" I eat in moderation and try not to worry about it. "

" People confuse fame with validation or love. But fame is not the reward. The reward is getting fulfillment out of doing the thing you love. "

" Acting is the greatest answer to my loneliness that I have found. "

" I particularly love Israel. I've had fantastic experiences there. "

" Germany's fascinating. It's a really rich landscape to film and dramatise. "

" I have to expose myself and then accept the judgment that audiences and critics will have. And that's okay. I appreciate the elliptical nature of it. Sometimes people are more in the mood to be nice to me than others, and that's great. "

" I've always had a really active imagination. Lots of kids have imaginary friends. Mine just took on a rather demonic form. "

" I was a pretty nerdy kid. I was pretty nerdy. I'm still kind of nerdy. I have all of the worst qualities of being a nerd - all of the affect and none of the smarts. I'm a useless nerd! That's pretty bad. "

" I have this home in New York, I have a long-term relationship with my boyfriend, who's from Australia, and I had this business that I had maintain. Even though I wasn't actively shooting, there's a lot of peripheral work. "

" I'm so impressed by Jennifer Lawrence and Carey Mulligan. They have this exquisite taste. They are very gifted in their ability to make great choices. "

" When I was a kid, I was one of those really obnoxious 'oooh oooh' girls, with my hand up in the air constantly. I've learned over the years that that's not so attractive, so I've censored that. "

" The twenties are a deceptively challenging-slash-painful time. I'm just glad to be out of that phase. "

" I'm just always learning lines. I've learned to flag the really crucial scenes, and I start figuring them out and committing them to memory as soon as I get them. "

" The first time I realised I was patriotic was after September 11th. "

" I hadn't been free from adult responsibilities since I was 12, and I needed to experience that. I really needed to just be a kid again. "

" The Brexit and Trump phenomena are informed by similar forces and social and economic movements. I think it's been really stressful; it's been really scary. "