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" The biggest place I look for validation is from my mother. That's the little girl in me that will never grow up. "

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" Pain is such an important thing in life. I think that as an artist you have to experience suffering. "

" There are no tricks to balancing work and family. It is a struggle all the time, and you just do your best. I think men are much better at compartmentalising. "

" It's always nerve-racking to take off your clothes on film. But doing it with a woman felt safer than with a man. You know you can say, 'Don't grab me there: That's where my cellulite is'! "

" You have to make peace with yourself. The key is to find the harmony in what you have. "

" Of course, I want to look the best I can, but I am playing characters that should match my age, and the women and the material that I am interested in are usually going through something. I have to be able to live in my face and tell the story of the character I've taken on. "

" I find myself gravitating towards drama. It interests me. In the books I read, the paintings I like, it's always the darker stuff. "

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