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" It's hard to keep the romance going sometimes. Because you have a job. And you have children. And you have a house and a dog. And something leaks in the basement, and somebody has to take the dog to the vet... you're exhausted. "

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" I'm not really afraid of things that are imaginary. I enjoy it. I enjoy big narrative, and I enjoy big feelings. Having a feeling is never going to kill you. "

Julianne Moore

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" I moved frequently because my dad was in the army, so I was always new in school. I think if you've ever done that, you know what it means to not matter in a room. I think it's a good experience for everyone to have, to feel like they're not noticed, because it teaches you to be empathetic. "

" I went with Tom Ford to a bunch of events one year, and he's so wonderful and handsome and so much fun to be with; he made me look, like, 100 percent better in every single picture. "

" My mother was from Scotland and had very fair skin... she wouldn't allow us to go in the sun. "

Julianne Moore

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" The idea behind makeup is to enhance whatever color or contours you have in your face. I'm a big believer in that. And don't use to much powder; powder is really aging. I've made that mistake myself. "

" I actually think acting is a form of self-hypnosis. You have to be hyper, hyper aware of what's going on around you. You have to know where the lens is, what the shot is, and where you're moving. And then you have to trick yourself into an emotional state where you believe this stuff is actually happening. "

" I've always been somebody who's acutely aware of my mortality. "

" I've got more freckles than just about anybody. My children didn't get them, thankfully. They have tiny little freckles. "

" Too much makeup on an older woman can really make you look like a freak. "

Julianne Moore

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" I'm a very basic dresser. I'm not interested in calling too much attention to myself. I like to look cool without being too noticeable. "

" As an actor, there are places you can live, and when I graduated from school, it was either New York or L.A., and I liked the East Coast. That's why I ended up in New York. "

" My life may be a pretty crazy life at times, but it's a very privileged one - being able to earn a good living doing what you love. Not many people have such an opportunity. "

" I do remember when I was starting acting, going from one set to the next, with not much else going on in my life. And at the end of the day, you get back to your hotel room and just feel this awful loneliness, because the cameras have stopped rolling. "

" 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. "

" I think everybody's political. The act of being alive is political. Unless you choose to be a hermit, you're automatically political because you're part of a community. "

" When I was growing up, the place I felt least alone was when I was reading. "

" I love my kids with all my heart and the last thing I want to worry about is the air they breathe. "

" When the computer and tablets are all about playing games, that's not interesting to me. "

Julianne Moore

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" The thing about having a very young mother who had you at 20 is that you expect that you're going to be old ladies together. "

" I think it's always hard to find great roles, no matter what age you are. So I always say to people, 'You have to remember that Hollywood is in the business of making movies that they can sell tickets to; they're not in the business of finding great roles for actors.' "

" My mom worked as a psychiatric social worker. She was interested in people, and I guess I am, too. So we would talk about the people that we knew, and why they behaved the way they did. "

" Behavior is mutable. It changes from place to place. It's like accents, dialect - it varies from one area to another. But there are universal truths about what it means to be a human being. All the other stuff is like applique. Learning that was interesting to me and probably useful for becoming an actor. "

" Actually I did, because I saw the film like everyone else, ten years ago and I remembered some of it. I just wanted to see it, to kind of remember the tone a little bit. "

" I can see how Americans misconstrue British reserve, and I can see how British people misconstrue American enthusiasm. I think I'm somewhere in between the two. Although I'm outgoing, I'm also very private. "

" It's not difficult to take care of a child; it's difficult to do anything else while taking care of a child. Trying to clean up the kitchen after you've had a baby is a nightmare because you have to wait for the baby to be asleep, you're exhausted, and you really don't want to clean up the kitchen now. "

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

Julianne Moore

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" Comedy is ridiculously hard. And if the rhythm is not right, if the music or the line is not right, it's not funny. "

" The one thing that kids need is consistency. "

" Being middle-aged is about realising that you've lived most of your life. You don't have as much time in front of you as you have behind you. "

" I'm not scared of many things in front of the camera. Everywhere else, yes, I'm terrified. But acting is just pretending, and you are exploring feelings in a safe environment. "