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" When I was 5, my mother threw a party, and a friend and I wrote and performed a play called The Dutch Doll. "
Mira Sorvino
Mother
Doll
Friend
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" It's the relationships between people that are more important than the sort of far away fantasies of what the good life is, the world of supermodels and Bud ads. "
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" I have a hard time getting motivated to do something that seems like a career move. I've gotten into vague trouble with my agents for turning down work that I thought was exploitative. "
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" The cognitive dissonance, the denial and cowardice that spare us painful truths and prevent us from acting in defense of innocent victims while allowing 'beloved' individuals to continue their heinous behavior must be jettisoned from the bottom of our souls. "
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" I have learned to pare down what I do and still be effective and strong in a role. "
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" The Oscars have become such a big deal these days that it's just used as adjective. "
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" There was something about being in front of audiences when I was in elementary school plays that gave me a thrill. It was like the rush you get from a roller coaster drop. "
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" As the plot of 'Condor' unfolds, you'll understand that nothing is sacred in the pharmacy world or in the behind-the-scenes workings of the CIA and FBI. "
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" Acting is doing, because everything you say or do is some kind of an action, some kind of a verb. You're always connected to the other person through some kind of action. "
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" I love music; I love dancing. I took, like, eight years of ballet when I was a kid, and I still love dancing. There's been a couple of films where I was able to do some dance numbers, like 'Romy and Michelle' and 'Summer of Sam,' and I'm so happy when I get to do that. "
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" I hope that doing truthful portrayals of people in a variety of circumstances gives people a kind of subterranean link to those characters. "
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" We are all capable of so much more than the narrow confines of our regular behavior and our personality. So it's interesting to play different notes on your keyboard. "
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" I have a pretty big range of interests. I love art; I love going to the museums. I dabble in painting, and although I'm not very good at it, I enjoy it. "
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Enjoy
Art
" I hate it when people use sex as a weapon against the people who are engaging in it. It's so hypocritical. "
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Against
People
" I always do that for all of my characters. I built a music playlist for her... with songs she really likes. "
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" I always want my character to have dimension, no matter what phase of life or situation they find themselves in. "
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" The revelation is that when you lift the curtain, history is decided by a very small group of people, and their own interests guide their actions, not necessarily the laws or principles we think our country rides on. "
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" I take the responsibility of choosing seriously because it becomes an indelible part of your body of work. Something has to sing to me. "
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Me
Sing
" The name game is frustrating. Agents will say, They love you, but they're going to offer it to Julia Roberts first. "
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You
Game
" I always feel I can play a role - just give me the time to do the preparation and I'll be it. "
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Feel
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Talk
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Time
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Being
" I assume that if people get to know me, they'll like me. If they don't, it's not my problem. "
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Assume
Know
" I try not to judge my characters. If I'm looking at it from the outside, I'd say, 'No, she's not really a great mother.' But she wishes she were, and she wants to be, and she still has instincts toward protecting her son and wanting him to be a happy person. "
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Always
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" We're going forward until we have an equitable and safe world for women. "
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