Kelly Marie Tran Quotes
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Even though 'Star Wars' takes place in another galaxy, a lot of the themes and things that characters deal with in terms of lessons that they're learning are things that are completely relatable to real life.
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I think, as an actor, you create things for your character that you think will make it more personal to you, because on the day, you want to make sure that you're truly there in the moment.
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I truly did feel that I owed it to my parents, my grandparents, to do whatever it was that I wanted, because if I wasn't happy, if I wasn't being true to myself, then I wasn't living fully. They had given up so much so that I could live at the level that so many people are just automatically born into.
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My dad was a street kid for seven years - he was homeless.
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I think there are many ways to be brave and that being brave and vulnerable in terms of a romantic situation is one of the hardest things to do in real life.
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I feel like 'The Last Jedi' is a lot of things that people aren't going to expect, which I think is a good thing.
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My parents are not of this world. I've had to work multiple jobs, been in a position where I cannot pay off student loans.
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I feel like I'm always talking about myself, and I love not talking about myself.
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I think anytime you go into anything that's different and new, there's a bit of fear.
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A lot of 'Star Wars' fans who are specifically Asian never had a character they could dress up like, or they would, and people would always call them 'Asian Rey' or 'Asian fill-in-the-blank.'
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I knew what it was like growing up in a world where I never saw myself in anything.
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You know who I was most nervous to meet, probably? Andy Serkis. I am such a huge fan.
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I have a great family and great friends, and I think that they'll keep me grounded.
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You find little ways to keep your mind at peace so that you can, at the end of the day, do the most important thing, which is do a good job.
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Carrie Fisher will always be an icon as Leia, but also as Carrie. She will live on forever.
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Seeing someone dressed up as your character is incredible.
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My parents didn't get to have a dream. Their dream was to live in a country where their kids would have choice.
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There are so few times in life where you are passionate about anything. And I think that if you can find that, you should just hold on to it and protect it at all costs and just follow it, because it's so rare.
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I'm one of those people where, if I get a piece of advice from someone I look up to and respect, I'll really listen to it.
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It never felt like we were making a 'Star Wars' movie. It didn't feel like it was serious. It just felt like we were allowed to be creative and kind of goof off.
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I worked in an office. I was like an assistant. So, I would just answer phone calls, coordinate events. It was a great day job. I worked with amazing people, but obviously, whenever you are doing something that's not your dream, you kind of feel like, 'Oh, I'm on this grind.'
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I eventually want to write and direct and produce my own stuff.
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You get the initial script, and then things sort of change here and there, but the whole thing is this sort of mushy collaboration, which I love.
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My mom works in funerals, and my dad works at Burger King.