Jessica Chastain Quotes
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Okay, I'm going to let you in on a little secret: I'm a very superstitious person. I'm walking onto the plane as we speak. I'm putting my hands on the outside of the plane and my feet are on the lip of the plane. I have to do it every time before I fly.
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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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I'm inspired by people who are so sensitive and vulnerable that they try to cover it up.
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No one ever recognizes 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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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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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'm not taking jobs anymore where I'm getting paid a quarter of what the male co-star is being paid. I'm not allowing that in my life.
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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 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 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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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 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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My grandmother was my inspiration. She was the person who took me to the theater and encouraged me to act, and she's the one who always believed in me.
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I'm really inspired by stories I didn't know about.
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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 like characters and stories that challenge the status quo. Lately, I'm really interested in history because I find that in my public school education, I didn't learn about women in history. I want to introduce the world to some great stories and incredible heroes.
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Funny how defined we are by how we present ourselves to the world.
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I've never been in New York for the whole time of Fashion Week.
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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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Whatever anyone says, I think the opposite will happen.
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I'm used to working really hard to get a role. I was always auditioning and talking my way into roles.
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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 just don't think of myself as a movie star - I'm an actress.