Jessica Chastain Quotes
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Funny how defined we are by how we present ourselves to the world.
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For the longest time, people would say to me that I didn't feel very modern, that I seemed from another time.
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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'm so inspired by the women who are far braver than I am, who have come forward with their stories and risked everything to help others. What is important is that the voices of these women do not disappear. We must amplify them.
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I just don't think of myself as a movie star - I'm an actress.
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I try not to fake anything.
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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 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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There have been situations where I have lost movies because I've said, 'This is not a fair deal,' and I've walked away.
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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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Women can be powerful, graceful, and complex, with the ability to make any choice they desire.
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I've never been in New York for the whole time of Fashion Week.
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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 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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Being a woman has always been a powerful thing, where history has sometimes dictated otherwise, but I believe that a woman can be compassionate, sensitive, soft, kind.
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Green tea throughout the day is the healthiest thing I've discovered for me.
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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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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 have problems because I'm very expressive, and usually red lipstick gets on my teeth and face.
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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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I am not one to go for traditional female roles, because I don't think traditionally female characters are very interesting, and I don't think they represent real life.
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When I first moved to Los Angeles, I don't think anyone knew what to do with me.
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This is an industry rife with racism, sexism and homophobia. It is so closely woven into the fabric of the business that we have become snowblind to the glaring injustices happening every day.