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The Dutch are a very practical people.

Famke Janssen

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Famke Janssen
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: November 5
Actress
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
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Television Actor
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I like the work that I get to do.
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I like to go from mainstream movies to more artsy films. I don't sign on for the money. Maybe I should, but I don't. There's always a good reason for doing something.
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It's never been important to be a huge star or to have some breakout role. If you're the lead, you get a lot more screen time and you get a lot more chances to develop that character more thoroughly than you would if you do it in a little supporting part.
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Just because youre of the same sex, what difference does it make? Get married to whomever you want.
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I'm trying to fight typecasting as hard as I can, while I have time.
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I don't know how to cook and there's so much work involved you have to buy the groceries and prepare them. I like it when people cook for me, or I'll just order some take-out.
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Robert De Niro... It seemed like a pretty cool thing to do to put his name on my resume next.
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I'm a firm believer in taking risks in life, because you'll never get anywhere unless you do, and the more risk involved the greater the outcome - or the worse, but you never know so you've got to go for it.
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Every single time when you act in a film, and there's a different director, which of course as actors we're used to experiencing that's what we do, it's a different experience.
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I think one of the biggest things is the budget.For a studio, becomes a very big challenge to make sure that movie will work even better on every level. As an actor I don't think in those terms when I make a movie.
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I know Dark Phoenix is a huge part of the X-Men saga, so I'm assuming they're at least going to want to touch on it, but I don't know and I don't know whether I would want to be involved. That depends on many different things.
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If you do well as an actor, a good director will pick up on it, and keep it in the film.
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There's certain things I try to avoid, as an actress, just to keep my world from being as narrow as it could be.
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I don't think about better. You just want it to work. You want it to work and you have your guide with the script. You want it to exist and complete.
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Disneyland is supposed to be the happiest place on Earth and I have to say when I'm riding around in that crazy Space Mountain ride I'm happy.
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I've lived in New York for a really long time.
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I enrolled in an acting workshop and my first acting role was on the TV soap opera 'Melrose Place.'
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Triple tonguing? It was sort of invented. It wasnt in the script. It was something that I came up with.
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I always feel like I want to do my career my own way. I never follow anybody's path, what they've done.
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It's not as if you can act bigger to fit the surroundings or the budget more. Whatever, it just doesn't work that way.
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