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" Independent films have a certain freedom about them - there isn't so much at stake in terms of money. I think they're more interesting because they're not watered down to appeal to the masses. They tend to have a unique voice. "

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" I really only take roles that I love and that I have some kind of innate compulsion or need to tell that story. Although it's almost like I have no control over it. It's like they choose me. "

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" If I get dressed up, and my boyfriend says, 'You look gorgeous,' I kinda feel funny. I don't know if I'm particularly comfortable with being attractive. "

" I just want to find some inner peace, and I think I'm getting there, slowly but surely. "

" The people who are most attractive to me are those who feel most comfortable in their skin - there's a sense of self-acceptance. "

" I think when I was younger, I used to sort of long to be a part of films that were really gritty and hardcore in a way. "

" Hal Ashby is one of my favorite filmmakers. "

" I wouldn't play glamour for glamour. "

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" I grew up watching a lot of American television and so the American sound has been in my psyche somehow for a long time and is quite familiar and so that does make it easier. "

" If I hadn't had acting, I would probably have imploded. "

" I prefer comedies when they come from a dark kind of place and have a reality to it. "

" I don't mind where I work, it's really nice to be able to travel around and taste the flavours of different countries. "

" Meditation is an essential aspect of my life. "

" I try to play real people who inspire me through something in their journey. "

" Mothers are so awesome. They do so much. They wear so many hats and have very passionate relationships with their kids, and with life, and I think it's a real balance having your own existence and then being this responsible, kind of loving person in someone else's life or several other people's lives. "

" The way a character looks reflects what's on the inside. I can make myself look really bad, and I can make myself look kind of gorgeous. It's not about me; it's about the character. "

" When I look at a character, I never look at the size of the role. I always look at the whole person, no matter how much they're featured in the movie. "

" To tell you the truth, my father says I came out of the womb literally singing and dancing, as though there was a spotlight on me. When I ask what I was like when I was little, they just say 'loud.' "

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" My face moves, unlike some actors' do. I guess it's kind of a response to what's happening internally. "

" Cameron and I actually do wear the same size. It made it very easy for the wardrobe department. "

" I hate sitting around labouring over things. I love just getting into it. "

" Sometimes it was so quiet, it's frightening. It really prioritizes things. "

" I'm a fan of music, some rock music. But I like many types of music. But I suppose a kind of longstanding love of specific bands would be Radiohead, Wilco, Neil Young, Tom Waits, REM. "

" The potential strength of female friendship and the bonds that can be formed, especially over a lifelong relationship, is very profound. "

" I wish I had more patience. "

" I find it strange that actors are on the covers of magazines. "

" To be able to create a character and tell a story is a crazy way to make a living. I feel so lucky to be able to do this. "

" I hate it when the mother is just the mother in movies. "

" I think there's an inevitable fact that I somehow absorb part of what I'm doing, because that's what you're constantly thinking about, and that's what's in your veins, and that's what you get up at 4:30 in the morning for and fall into bed after. "

" There are actors who are really fantastically talented at being natural on screen and appearing to be themselves, but I like the challenge of becoming somebody else. "

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