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I've had to learn how to say 'no' to offers.

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Jessica Chastain
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: March 24
Actor
Film Actress
Film Producer
Sacramento
California
Jessica Michelle Chastain
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I spent a lot of the last five years on a set, and every once in a while you take stock of your life and look at what you're doing.
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It's tough, acting. You have to walk two lines of a tightrope. There's the all-consuming fear of failure: I'm about to fall flat on my face. There's that and there's also confidence - you have to be confident in order to try things - and they fight each other all the time.
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I can't even open my eyes underwater.
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I'm very sensitive in real life. I cannot not cry if someone around me is crying. I will start to cry if someone is crying, even if it's not appropriate. I have that thing in me, a weakness or sensitivity.
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I don't want to be in my car all day. I love getting up in the morning in Venice and walking my dogs down to the café to get my tea, and then perhaps going to a bookstore and sitting and reading, then walking to the beach.
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Broadway has always been a dream of mine.
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Robin Williams was the kind of generous person who would do things but not want to receive public credit for it.
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People were confused by me, and at first I was auditioning a lot for the crazy characters or the victim, someone who'd been attacked. Which is great, because usually those are the best acting roles.
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Women perform great in the box office. Audiences want to see lead female characters.
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No matter what, I'm going to ask for more.
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I think you have to take the whole idea of wage equality out of the film industry.
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Before, it was just about making the films - and now it's releasing them. Which is a steep learning curve.
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I don't really drink, and I've never been to a rave. I used to cut school to read Shakespeare, not to make out in the park.
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It's easier to do an action scene than a love scene. I love fighting. When the camera's not rolling, I'll usually punch some of the actors, just for fun.
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I love talking about acting. I'm just such a fan of actors and filmmakers, and I try to choose roles where I get to talk to great actors about acting and learn.
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I don't like the idea that fame could mean that people can no longer relate to me.
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It takes me a long time to make a big purchase...
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Any man that dates me, the thing they're gonna have to live up is my dad - he's a real hero.
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I'm used to working really hard to get a role. I was always auditioning and talking my way into roles.
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I remember being a teenager and having a boyfriend - this guy I thought I was way better than, and completely out of his league. He was a year younger than me. And he broke up with me. It was so shocking, and I couldn't believe it.
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