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I’m always scared to death that I won’t do a role justice. But fear can be a great motivator.

Hilary Swank

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Hilary Swank
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: July 30
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Film Producer
Television Actor
Lincoln
Nebraska
Hilary Ann Swank
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Always
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Growing up in a lower-income family, you don't have the resources to make ends meet and you have to find creative ways to get by.
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My biggest growth has been sitting with things that are uncomfortable and dealing with them.
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You only have one life and if you're not doing what you love, what's the point?
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When I was a swimmer and I would lose a heat in something I was doing whether it backstroke or breaststroke, were two of my most strongest strokes, I would look at how whoever it was that won and beat me and think, What did they do? What were... What were the qualities that they had that I can incorporate into my swimming to make me better?
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My relaxation has always been my animals - going to the dog park with them, going to the beach.
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It's give-and-take and back-and-forth, that constantly allows you to grow as an artist and as a human being.
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I don't believe in the death penalty. I believe that there are other people as we speak right now in prison, wrongfully accused, who could serve such a fate. That is injustice at its greatest.
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You have to be precisely in the moment in order to box. And I just love that. I just love the idea of right now we're here, be here.
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To me, working out is literally like eating a meal or drinking water or breathing.
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I believe that the definition of luck is when preparation meets with opportunity.
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I had to fight my whole life to break out of my circumstances. That's just part of my makeup.
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Few people know this about me, but I love baking pies.
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It's hard to find really original, compelling works of fiction, for women especially. I find that these true life stories about these women that I'm so blessed to play are some of the most compelling stories, and the truth is stranger than fiction.
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I feel like I've had a really great intense relationship with every single Director I've ever worked with. I can't say there's one that hasn't been deep and profound in its own way.
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I wouldn't change my past for anything, because I think it's made me who I am. I'm so enormously grateful for all that I have in my life.
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I wake up so full of life and feeling so alive and so full of joy when I get to go to a set and tell a story. I just - I couldn't imagine not having that, and what a gift it's been in my life.
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I love to travel. I'm a curious person.
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I grew up in a trailer park in Bellingham, Washington.
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One thing I've learned: You never know where life is taking you, but it's taking you.
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I really enjoy playing with someone else and whether it's chess or tennis or games, I love card games. I love that, but I think there's something so important to gain from winning and losing and learning how to lose and how you can be better from that.
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