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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
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Ambitious
Prepared

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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 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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No matter what, I'm going to ask for more.
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If you don't fully take every moment and love every moment and every person that you're with, your life will be over before you realise.
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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 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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To a female superhero her sexiness is not the most important thing about her, it's her mind, her spirit, and when I look at that character that to me is an example of characters that I like to play and I think it does a great thing for women.
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I've had to learn how to say 'no' to offers.
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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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I can't even open my eyes underwater.
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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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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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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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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 absolutely made the decision that that cannot be the reason why I'm doing a film or a job. For me, it's always about the script and whether I'm doing something that I've never done before.
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Broadway has always been a dream of mine.
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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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