Jessica Chastain Quotes
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I cut school to read Shakespeare and to learn about that because, for the first time, I felt like I really discovered a passion - the passion of my life.
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It takes me a long time to make a big purchase.
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We need to understand that femininity is not weakness. And our society, for some reason, equates the two.
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I'm a shadow whisperer: I hide in the shadows. And I tend to avoid places where I might get photographed and end up with my picture in the press.
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I'm very sensitive in real life. I cannot not cry if someone around me is crying. I will start to cry if someone is crying, even if it's not appropriate. I have that thing in me, a weakness or sensitivity.
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I think, in the past, being brave - being powerful, being strong - were qualities that people associated with being masculine. And I think... no, I don't think - I know that now we're realizing they can be feminine, too.
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I just don't think of myself as a movie star - I'm an actress.
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The great thing about modern feminism is that women can define what it means to them: it can mean being ambitious, it can mean being emotional, it can mean being sensitive and compassionate and also a leader. It can mean all those things.
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I try not to fake anything.
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Women can be powerful, graceful, and complex, with the ability to make any choice they desire.
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Green tea throughout the day is the healthiest thing I've discovered for me.
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I have problems because I'm very expressive, and usually red lipstick gets on my teeth and face.
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We know in our society, women are valued for their sexual desirability and not necessarily for what they have to say.
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I don't know if there will ever be a day that I'm not wearing heels. I'm a very big personality, and I don't like to look up at other people.
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I've never been in New York for the whole time of Fashion Week.
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In our society, women are valued for their sexual attraction. I'd like to get away from the sex symbol idea of what beauty is. Actually, that's probably the farthest thing from beauty, because it's makeup and hair, it's pouty lips - it's not real.
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I struggled for so long to try to create a career.
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Before, it was just about making the films - and now it's releasing them. Which is a steep learning curve.
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I don't like the idea that fame could mean that people can no longer relate to me.
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I'm going to do anything I can to be there and support any organization that empowers and creates opportunities for women.
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I'm very much a hippie from Northern California.
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As an actor, I have a lot of fear, thinking that if I speak my mind, or something that feels like it deviates from the norm as a woman, am I going to be made to disappear in my industry?
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There is this immediate connection, this intimacy when you're acting because there's no room to be polite or shy. Also, as an actor I get to connect with women I've never met before.
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One of my favorite parts of being an actress is being a detective.