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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 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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I can't even open my eyes underwater.
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Someone doesn't think immediately, I want to be a lobbyist.
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Women perform great in the box office. Audiences want to see lead female characters.
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I don't want to torture anything. It's about trying to live a life where I'm not contributing to the cruelty in the world... While I am on this planet, I want everyone I meet to know that I am grateful they are here.
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I have problems because I'm very expressive, and usually red lipstick gets on my teeth and face.
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I was excited that my films would finally see the light of day and people would see them. But I never imagined that such nice things would be said about a lot of my films.
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We need more points of view from women and we need more support for female directors and writers in the industry.
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I'm the unknown everyone's already sick of.
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I've actually been given a great gift. When I walk into an audition with a director, I'm carrying no baggage. They haven't seen me in anything, even though I've done nine films.
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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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When I first moved to Los Angeles, I don't think anyone knew what to do with me.
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Look at Hispanic women - they are being paid 42 cents on the dollar - or African-American women. I think it's an issue we have to look at across the board.
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I've never been in New York for the whole time of Fashion Week.
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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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When you're on a Terrence Malick film, it's like you're part of a family.
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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 like things where I can do a physical transformation, and I love accents and voices, and I'm never going to play the same character twice.
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I'm going to ask what is correct, what I deserve, especially in relation to male actors.
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