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" I read a lot growing up. It was kind of my comfort, you know; I loved it. I love story. I love narrative. I was academic. I wasn't particularly athletic. I didn't make the drill team. I didn't go out for sports. "

Julianne Moore

Growing Up

Team

Story

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" I love clothes - I love shopping for clothes, I love wearing clothes, I love talking about clothes - but oddly, putting on the dress and walking around in front of people, that's the place where I'm most uncomfortable. "

" In my family, there was one parent you asked for money and the other for permission to do things. You could never get both out of one parent. "

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" When you have children, you don't have downtime, but I have a family life that is rich and fulfiling. "

" I think to be courageous, you have to be afraid. For me, it feels very courageous when I go skiing because I'm very, very afraid to ski. It's dangerous! I feel very scared. But when I'm acting, I don't feel very scared. "

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" When I go to a movie and can't figure it out, I'm just thrilled. "

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" Within childhood behaviors, there are known behaviors; there's teasing and there's name-calling, and different kinds of things happen as kids start to socialize. And then there's serious bullying, and then there's actual aggression and behavioral problems. But you can't put it all under the tent of bullying. "

" I have women friends who are significantly younger and older than me. "

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Who

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" I'm looking for the truth. The audience doesn't come to see you, they come to see themselves. "

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