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" 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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" We were just covered in dirt the whole time. It was so hot - and that was in winter. I can not imagine what it's like in summer and how the people who actually live out there survive. "

" Meditation is an essential aspect of my life. "

" I wouldn't play glamour for glamour. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" Oh, I definitely want to direct. I have young children. My job is already big enough, and I imagine it will be even more so as a director, and I don't want to miss out on them growing up. I'm going to wait until they're a bit older before I leap into that seat. "

" I love working. I love it! It makes me feel awake and alive and appreciative, as does my family, but in a different way. If I was told I couldn't do it, I think I would wither and die. "

" The better you know yourself, the better your relationship with the rest of the world. "

" I believe the more important thing is your mind and your heart. Those two things are the most ignored parts of our beings. "

" My life is fancy dress, so I prefer not to do it in my spare time. "

" Whether it's a movie I'm in or not, if there's a good movie, and it's low budget, and you know everyone's done it just because they were passionate about it and they cared for it, if it has any kind of audience, it's just a wonderful outcome. "

" I played a lot of mothers before I even became a mother. It wasn't like I set out to be some sort of mother crusader. "

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" My plan is to have no plan. If you know what plan you have, life has its own ideas and will take you in any direction it pleases. So my idea about life is to just be open to it and to go with the flow and go with my gut. "

" I'm glad that it was so physical and so isolated. "

" I wish I had more patience. "

" I don't try to live the life of my character but I think it's inevitable that there is some carry-over into your life. "

" I can't imagine a world without music. "

" I don't feel I owe anyone anything. "

" 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 love rides. I'm such an immature person. "

" I've never had a game plan. It's just if something comes along and it feels right in the moment. "

" I believe in nurturing the inner world. "

" In a lot of films, forever it's been boy-meets-girl, and thank God for films like - I know it's going to sound ridiculous - 'Frozen.' I was so excited for my daughter to be able to watch a love story between two sisters instead of some stupid prince. "

" I love holidays. It's such a wonderful time for the whole family to be together and not have to worry about schedules and that kind of thing. "

" An accent in a way can be an entry into a character. "

" Being in the desert was brilliant and it was hard. "

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