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" I loved acting as a kid because I was kind of shy, so it brought me out of myself. "
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Myself
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" I really go against drama in my life. Life is too short. "
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" I'd much rather be in a movie that people have really strong feelings about than one that makes a hundred million dollars but you can't remember because it's just like all the others. "
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" I like a movie that the audience actively has to participate in and not just casually observe. "
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" It's very exciting to work with people who inspire you. "
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" People equate success with youth. And if you haven't had a certain amount of success by a certain time in your life, it's never going to happen. There's a fear about that. So people start lying about their age really young. I've never done that because I think it's so insignificant. "
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" Being a good girl means suppressing a lot. "
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" I hate parties. I don't like big crowded things. "
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" I used to hang out by the food table at parties because you don't have to talk to anybody. If you do then you can talk about the food. "
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" I could never play the ingenue, the girl next door or the very successful young doctor. That would be a bore. "
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" People can have so many ill-conceived ideas about me based on the parts that I play. I've had guys, when I've been single, come out of the woodwork to date me and I've found out very quickly that they were expecting some kind of whirlwind, some dramatic crazy person - and that's just not me. "
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" 'Georgia' is very personal to me. 'Anniversary Party' was great. 'Anomalisa' is also another one that, particularly, is in my heart and will be forever. I do think it's a masterpiece; I really do. "
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" When I find a role I want to play, I just go after it. "
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" I love Polaroids and I have a Polaroid camera collection from the '50s. "
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Collection
Camera
Love
" I like to investigate all different kinds of people, I guess, and find out what makes them who they are, and try to be honest in the portrayal, and truthful, and find out how to understand that person, how to communicate that person's experience. "
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Find
" Writing, producing and directing, I must say, is incredibly satisfying and gratifying. "
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Directing
" Acting for kids is like playing house, you know? But growing up in Hollywood, it just made it seem possible. "
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" You know, you really do choose your existence in a way. "
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" I love being in therapy. It's just constantly fulfilling for me. "
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" I don't really watch my moves all that often; I mean, really, I don't. "
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" I'd love to have children, and I think marriage is great, I really do. "
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" I just don't plan things. I live a month at a time. "
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Time
Things
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" One of the reasons that I do a lot of different kinds of pictures is because I learn a lot when I'm doing them. "
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