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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.

Jessica Chastain

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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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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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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'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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No matter what, I'm going to ask for more.
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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 don't like the idea that fame could mean that people can no longer relate to me.
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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 take great responsibility in any character that I play.
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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'm the unknown everyone's already sick of.
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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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It's okay to be ambitious, it's okay to be over-prepared.
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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 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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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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When you're on a Terrence Malick film, it's like you're part of a family.
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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'm really lucky because my goal, as an actor, is to disappear into the characters that I'm playing.
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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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