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I had to fight my whole life to break out of my circumstances. That's just part of my makeup.

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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As long as we dare to dream and don't get in the way of ourselves, anything is possible - there's truly no end to where our dreams can take us.
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Oh, the Places You'll Go!,' by Dr. Seuss, is still one of my favorite books ever.
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I look back and I look at all the opportunities that I've had to work really hard and really challenge myself, and I like to do things that scare me. I like to do things that I don't know if I'm going to be able to do. I need the help of talented people around me. I love that it's a collaboration.
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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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Saving just one pet won't change the world but surely the world will change for that one pet.
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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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There's so much more to life than looking a certain way.
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Learning how to fly, for me, was so euphoric.
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I'm a risk-taker. It's where my passion lies, so I don't want to play it safe. That means I'm going to fail sometimes.
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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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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 job is about playing people. And I think once you lose touch with people, what do you play?
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I'm just a girl from a trailer park who had a dream. I never thought this would ever happen.
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The past is gone. I know it sounds cliché, but you're here. Like be in it. And boxing was a really good analogy for me to try and carry that in my everyday life all the time.
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There's so much I want to do as an actor. I feel like there's so much more that I want to achieve and that I can achieve.
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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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New Yorkers have this special spot in Central Park, where they do this 5K run, the minute the clock strikes twelve. I ran once, and I'll never do that again, either. But, it's awesome to watch those people run. It's such a great environment and place to be.
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The idea of playing a character for even two years, to me feels claustrophobic - only because I want to play a lot of different people.
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I had teachers who I could tell didn't want to be there. And I just couldn't get inspired by someone who didn't want to be there.
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