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I believe that the definition of luck is when preparation meets with opportunity.

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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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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Making a movie is you're really only as good as your weakest link, so when everyone's working at their best and it actually comes together, it's an extraordinary thing because it doesn't always.
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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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My biggest growth has been sitting with things that are uncomfortable and dealing with them.
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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 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 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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Oh, the Places You'll Go!,' by Dr. Seuss, is still one of my favorite books ever.
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What do dreams know of boundaries?
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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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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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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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Sometimes you have to get to the heart of a character through your heart. Your own heart. And it's what makes us similar and what makes us different.
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I believe in talent, and you believe in who you cast and help them go the distance.
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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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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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I’m always scared to death that I won’t do a role justice. But fear can be a great motivator.
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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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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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I can remember crying on the set of Beverly Hills 90210 after being released from the show a few years ago
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