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As a Goodwill Ambassador for UNIFEM, I've learned that violence against women knows no boundaries. Join me in helping women worldwide who have suffered unthinkable violence.
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The things that go on in my head are far more interesting than what actually happens.
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I'd like to be wise. You have to go through a lot to get there, but I'm willing to go through a lot.
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At this time in my life, I want to be giving to my relationships. And out of that, whatever work you do prospers because you have more to give. There's something very primal about giving birth. It puts you in a state of being very raw.
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I love that "Big Little Lies" is about women coming together and making something happen very quickly, with friendship being the core of it.
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If I fall over and make mistakes, I'll pick myself back up and hope for the best and try to conduct myself with as much authenticity and moral code.
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I believe in continuing to put love and kindness and compassion and art into the world.
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I like bold directors. I like directors that go against the norm in a way.
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As an actor you're only as good as the things you're offered. And there just weren't any female directors offering me things. So when you dissect that, you realize there aren't women offering you things because they don't have the opportunities. I work to raise money for women's cancers; I use my voice for violence against women.
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Forget the past. You can never predict what the future is going to be. Live for the moment.
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Having your work be the basis of fame, that's a far more stable feeling.
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Honestly, people have said everything under the sun. I just want to do my work, raise my kids, and hopefully find somebody who I can share my life with again.
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Men don't pay you for sex, they pay you to leave after sex.
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I never wore glasses except when I had to read a teleprompter at an awards show or drive, so I didn't notice much. I could exist in my head. It was kind of my escape from the world and my protection.
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Somehow destiny comes into play. These children end up with you and you end up with them. It's something quite magical.
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Part of the reason of being an actor is you like playing other people's lives and exploring all the psychologies in that and the emotions.
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Yippee! I can't believe I made it. It feels like a long haul to get here. I'm so fine with it. People want you to have some sort of breakdown, but I'm relieved to be 40 years old, and I've lived a life.
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I have a different approach. I don't file lawsuits because I really don't care.
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I want to be in places I've never been before.
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I love acting with very little dialogue. As long as it's supported. I mean, in terms of cinema, you can have a great monologue, but if you're not supported by the images ... You can be feeling things and then you see it back, and you're like, "None of that came across." Or the angle of my face gives it a completely different interpretation than what I was trying to communicate.
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I wear sunscreen, and I don't smoke. I take care of myself. And I'm very proud to say that.
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I never read reviews at all. I'm proud of the work I did.
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I dig my heels in every now and then, and think 'I'm not going to do what's expected or what people think is the right thing.' So I have a little bit of that in my personality.
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I find trying to solve problems and save lives is far more important than my film career.