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I'm really lucky because my goal, as an actor, is to disappear into the characters that I'm playing.

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Jessica Chastain
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: March 24
Actor
Film Actress
Film Producer
Sacramento
California
Jessica Michelle Chastain
Goal
Actors
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Really
Disappear
Characters
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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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I don't like the idea that fame could mean that people can no longer relate to me.
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I love fall because I love the whole cuddling aspect of it, and a sweater dress has that vibe of I'm going to hunker down and be warm, but it's also very feminine.
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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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Every time an actress is celebrated for her great work, I cheer. For the more brilliant their performance, the more the audience demands stories about women... And as we all know: a great year for women in film, is just a great year for film.
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