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" The Brexit and Trump phenomena are informed by similar forces and social and economic movements. I think it's been really stressful; it's been really scary. "

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" I am a feminist. "

" Steve Martin is one of my favorite performers, writers, artists of all time. "

" Acting is the greatest answer to my loneliness that I have found. "

" I've never been interested or particularly good at censoring my experience. "

" I'm exceptionally open with my own parents, and they're exceptionally open with me. "

" I took three years off. I differentiated myself from the industry. Found my identity - sort of... I haven't graduated yet. I'm not legitimately educated yet, but maybe one day. "

" I could truly have gone through life thinking that women were these venomous creatures. Turns out, they're not. "

" It's OK to want to look and feel your best. It's OK to work at being attractive, whatever that means to you. And it's also OK to not expect to be defined by that. It's OK to be powerful in every way: to be big, to take up space. To breathe and thrive. "

" I do know how to fire a machine gun, so be warned! I'm trained! "

" I would not say that secret-keeping is one of my finer skills, actually. "

" My parents never condescended to me. As a child, I always sat at the head of our dinner table. I was always given a lot of responsibility. "

" 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. "

" You don't realize how useful a therapist is until you see yourself on e and discover you have more problems than you ever dreamed of. "

" Autism does exist on a spectrum, and there are so many manifestations of it, so many kinds of expressions of it. And every case is particular. "

" I got an agent when I was 12, and I started working in more amateur productions well before that. But even as a kid, I never felt like a kid actor, you know? I always took myself kind of absurdly seriously. "

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

" I'm happier in my thirties. I feel clearer about who I am and less apologetic about it, and more accepting of my limitations and also more aware of the ways in which I'm capable. "

" I finally realized that yeah I did want to be an actor and it wasn't out of habit, but I needed to grow up for myself and then kind of re-enter the industry with a sound understanding of what my sensibilities and my values are as a relatively formed human being. "

" As a young performer, I didn't know that you can have a great time playing someone in terrible crisis. The more you know it's not real, the deeper you can go into it. And the easier it is to let it go when it's done. "

" Maybe philosophy - I love talking about ideas. Or maybe art history. I was thinking about psychology, then I got really afraid because everybody says it's terribly boring. "

" Psychology and acting are very closely linked. It's just about studying people and how they work. It can be an incredible discipline and exercise. "

" I eat in moderation and try not to worry about it. "

" I've always very earnestly tried to do my best, so I just have to trust that and forgive myself for being fallible. "

" The first time I realised I was patriotic was after September 11th. "

" I actually think in some ways that it might be more challenging to be bipolar because it's so mercurial - it's so ever-changing. You can't get any traction. You can't build on a system. Whereas, somebody who has Asperger's, which is certainly a much more forgiving expression of autism, can create models for coping and build on them over time. "

" Every time I make a movie, I'm prepared for it to become influential and career-defining - but I have no control over these things. "

" I actually haven't been approached a whole lot for television, believe it or not. "

" 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. "

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