Brit Marling Quotes

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• We put limitations on the way that we think about things, on ourselves, think about all the boxes we live in, male or female, you're…
• I get uncomfortable when people give me presents and watch me open them. I don't have birthday parties, because the idea of a group of…
• I didn't understand how you could be an actor if you didn't also study philosophy and study political science, astronomy. And also just go out…
• The litmus test for whether I want to take on a role or not is usually fear. If Im afraid of it, then I want…
• Living in Cuba made me unafraid of whatever could happen to me.
• Modern life has gotten so strange, we all get 150 emails and text messages a day, and it's hard when things are moving that quickly…
• So writing became a way to get to act in things that I thought were meaningful, and hopefully write stronger roles for other women.
• I feel like I'm a much better person when I'm developing my imagination and my innocence and my vulnerability. I like that version of me…
• Any man worth his salt loves a feminist. Only men who are afraid of the feminine in themselves are afraid of women.
• I think there is a general unrest or curiosity about what a human future is going to be like, and whether the way we're living…
• So at some point you realize that your life is not just going to start one day in the future, that you're living it.
• I'm still a bit of a romantic and an idealist and hopelessly naive.
• A couple of compromises in a row and suddenly you're very far way from the person you thought you were.
• A whole film is just about arriving at a moment where you hopefully transfer some feeling to the audience.
• Human beings are flawed and complicated and messy.
• I always feel like the editing room is like coming into the kitchen. What kind of a meal do you make from there? It can…
• I learned from my parents the idea that, if you are devoted enough and you want to study something enough, you can really teach yourself…
• I think I am looking as an actor to find ways to push myself into places I haven't been before as a human being.
• I think sometimes big budget means explosions! CGI! CGI, the possibilities are so limitless that it begins to be impractical.
• I think we're always looking for an excuse to connect.

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