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It's okay to be ambitious, it's okay to be over-prepared.

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Jessica Chastain
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: March 24
Actor
Film Actress
Film Producer
Sacramento
California
Jessica Michelle Chastain
Ambitious
Prepared
Okay

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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 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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There is this immediate connection, this intimacy when you're acting because there's no room to be polite or shy. Also, as an actor I get to connect with women I've never met before.
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I've had to learn how to say 'no' to offers.
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You know, it's recently come into focus for me why I want to be an actor: It's because of the connection I feel to people.
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I can't even open my eyes underwater.
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I didn't understand how much senators and members of the House are not able to represent the people because they're too busy fundraising to maintain their seat in office. I hope we as a country start looking at how we can change that.
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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 find that the monsters are usually the people that I have the most empathy for because they're the ones that are hurt the most. There's a reason why they're the monsters.
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Maybe that's because there are so few women lobbyists if they're there, it's for something they strongly believe in, not just for financial gain.
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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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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'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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I always say I am a realist, and my mom says, No, you just have anxiety.
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An actress friend of mine shared a great trick. She told me to stick my tongue behind my teeth when I smile to keep from over-smiling. If you smile without doing it, sometimes your gums show a little too much. It's an actor's trick!
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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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I'm really lucky because my goal, as an actor, is to disappear into the characters that I'm playing.
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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'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 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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