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Most of the women I spoke to were pushing agendas that they felt connected to - more so than with the male lobbyists I met with.
Jessica Chastain
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Jessica Chastain
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: March 24
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Film Actress
Film Producer
Sacramento
California
Jessica Michelle Chastain
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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 think both nature and grace live within everyone, and I always strive to be in a world of grace and compassion.
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I'm the unknown everyone's already sick of.
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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 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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It's okay to be ambitious, it's okay to be over-prepared.
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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 take great responsibility in any character that I play.
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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 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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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 can't even open my eyes underwater.
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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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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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When I first moved to Los Angeles, I don't think anyone knew what to do with me.
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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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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 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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