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So writing became a way to get to act in things that I thought were meaningful, and hopefully write stronger roles for other women.
Brit Marling
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Brit Marling
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: August 7
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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 anything.
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I'd studied theater growing up and loved that, but didn't have many examples of artists around me.
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Living in Cuba made me unafraid of whatever could happen to me.
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