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" 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. "

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" My go-to gifts are scarves from my friend Matin Maulawizada's nonprofit organization, Afghan Hands, which supports disenfranchised women in Afghanistan. In exchange for their beautiful embroidery, the women are given financial aid and classes in math and literacy. The scarves are all stunning and one of a kind. "

" I can get a dance party started pretty much anywhere and anytime. "

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" I started working when I was very young. I got an agent when I was 12, and fortunately was employed consistently from that point on. So I didn't really go to a conventional high school. I was tutored on sets and things. "

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" I was a serious kid to an absurd degree. I was overwhelmed with responsibility. You know, trying to play grown up. I overdid it. "

" I wouldn't say that I'm a naturally political beast. "

" I was an actor who happened to be a kid. "

" I would rather not work than be a neurotic mess. "

" You have to come to work from a place of love. "

" Actors want to surprise themselves. When it's really good, you kind of transcend yourself, and that happens infrequently. Very, very rarely. "

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" Every three seconds in the developing world, a child dies needlessly due to lack of basic health care and other things we all take for granted. "

" Growing up in New York City, I was always encouraged to question authority, and I think I confused patriotism with jingoism. "

" I really liked Yale, although it was extremely intimidating. When I visited the campus, I was hiding behind trees, I felt so unworthy. "

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" People in the CIA, they marry each other. They're like actors! We have to travel without much warning to far-flung places, and it's very hard to communicate what our experiences are like to those in the outside world. "

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