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" In my real life, I see people who are really enjoying their lives - I mean, really enjoying their lives - and they take joy in their daily obligations; they just do. And I believe that at a certain point, you've got to choose to be that way. You choose to approach your life that way. Or it's all kind of a drag until Friday. "

Holly Hunter

Joy

People

You

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Holly Hunter

Talent

Friend

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Holly Hunter

Difficult

Kind

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" I love fiction, you know? I find it fascinating. So when film really does go into fictional places, that's the most exciting for me. And when the fiction is about the person rather than about the place, that's even more exciting. "

Holly Hunter

Know

Place

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Holly Hunter

Personal

Giving Up

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" I love to look at physically beautiful people, and obviously others do, too. But there's such a narrow definition of what that is; the people who are my friends in life, the more I get to know them over the years, the more beautiful they are to me. "

Holly Hunter

Beautiful

Life

" Each project, I can almost feel like I'm like a different person. "

Holly Hunter

Each

Feel

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