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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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Screenwriter
Television Actor
Famke Beumer
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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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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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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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When somebody walks into a room they give off a certain kind of vibe or whatever and at that point that's how you're going to cast them.
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Once you achieve a certain level of success or fame, it becomes really difficult to go against type.
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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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We've always been ready for female superheroes. Because women want to be them and men want to do them.
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I'm 5' 11 as I proudly say - just so I don't have to say six feet.
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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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I'm trying to fight typecasting as hard as I can, while I have time.
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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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I think every movie is its own little world, and a director certainly sets the tone.
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I like the work that I get to do.
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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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Just because youre of the same sex, what difference does it make? Get married to whomever you want.
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During my first visit, I was really struck by how deeply religious many Oklahomans are. It is a very conservative state and as somebody who grew up in a very liberal country, it was jarring to me at first.
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I have a friend in New York who's a stylist and I went over to her place because she's got a lot of clothes. I basically ended up wearing most of it. So it's all stuff that I brought over.
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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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I think there's a big misconception out there about actors and the choices they have.
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I've lived in New York for a really long time.
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