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My job as an actress is to make things work and come up with reasons of my own and not just fill in the blanks for anybody else, you know what I mean?

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Amy Adams
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: August 20
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I probably never would have been hired on Broadway had I not moved out to LA and pursued acting and film, which is sad really.
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I have worked with some of the meanest people in the world. You can't do anything to intimidate me.
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I always saw myself as more of a watcher, although I suppose my siblings might have a different viewpoint on it.
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I always had a larger view. I'm interested in real life - my family, my friends. I have tried never to define myself by my success, whatever that is. My happiness is way beyond roles and awards.
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I can be very polite, and I think that people can confuse that for all sorts of things... But I'll take that over people assuming that I'm smart just because I'm short and rude.
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