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" If you're working opposite an actor who can act, then all you have to do is listen and respond. "
Gaby Hoffmann
Actor
You
Working
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" If you needed to borrow a cup of sugar, you knocked on your neighbour's door. "
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" I think being on a set where people aren't being treated as equals, and with just a common level of decency and respect, is really uncomfortable. "
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" I really enjoy taking care of people, and I was really ready to have a kid, so I didn't have to sacrifice anything that I didn't want to give up. "
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" I was anxious before I decided to go back to acting about what I wanted to do with my life. Once I realized I was sort of interested in acting, I've been pretty lucky and had all these great parts. And I feel pretty much like, 'What will happen will happen.' "
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" There are really very few roles for women in films in which you can also make a living. "
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" I'm somebody who's super into psychology and analysis and the human psyche and the human experience. "
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" I just want my kids to have the space of childhood to explore themselves as fully as possible. "
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" I was watching 'Pulp Fiction' when we were making 'Now and Then'. I didn't care about 'Now and Then,' you know? "
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" If somebody smiles at me on the street, I'm like, 'Hi, have a nice day!' "
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" I don't know if I'd say I feel green, but I'm getting to know myself as an actor now in a way that I never did as a kid. "
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" It's true that most people in the trans community don't have the incredible wealth and privilege that Caitlyn does. I don't think that, in any way, diminishes her struggle in her own transitioning. "
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" It was sort of a solution to financial problems when I was a little kid. I just kept doing it because it's fun to be on movie sets. "
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Kid
Financial
" Acting was something that I grew up just doing. I certainly never thought about it. "
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" I had a world of people who were raising me; it was like a little village. "
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Like
Little
" Anything that needs to be accessed is within me. Even if it's in a circumstance that seems outrageous, I can still just go back to the basic human experience and it's all there. "
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Experience
Back
Go
" Our parents all experimented with raising us in a fairly loose, unorthodox way. A huge emphasis was placed on creativity, and our artistic efforts were never dismissed as childish. There was a sense that we - kids and grown-ups - all had the potential to make something of value. Our drawings were not simply destined for the refrigerator. "
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Parents
Value
Potential
" I had a very long home birth. She was almost 10 pounds and did not want to come out. "
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Long
She
Want
" As an actress, vanity is your enemy. If you're thinking about how you look, you're not going to give a good performance. Once I realized, 'Hmm, I guess I'm not that vain,' it's like something I wanted to protect. I can't imagine anyone could give the full dynamic performance they're capable of and still be vain. "
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Look
Good
You
" I'm basically useless in interviews because I don't remember anything. But I find it very peaceful, actually, because I have a sort of busy mind. I'm like, 'This is great!' "
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Mind
Busy
Peaceful
" I'm interested in people. I'm curious about people, and of course we're curious about people whose work we respond to. So I'm not saying that I don't understand fascination with other people. But as it's dealt with in this American, modern-day culture, I find it not just boring but actually sort of destructive, really. "
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Work
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" I really, really loved making 'This Is My Life' and 'Now and Then.' "
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" People would say, 'Can I hug you?' And I would say, 'Yes, you can hug me! We're fellow New Yorkers!' "
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" I was born naked. I'm a natural. I'm a natural nude. So I've been on camera naked a lot. "
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" Everybody I grew up with has incredible self-confidence and self-assurance. We were all loud, outspoken, wild kids and were celebrated for it. "
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Loud
" Oh, I'm pregnant on 'Girls.' "
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" I just wanted to rollerblade at Union Square. "
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" My mom grew up in a strict Catholic family and moved to New York and became part of the Warhol factory. "
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" You can do your job and be yourself and be comfortable all at the same time! "
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" I didn't even realize that I was interested in film until I was in college, and since then, I've had a very uncertain and sort of lost decade. "
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