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Women perform great in the box office. Audiences want to see lead female characters.

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Jessica Chastain
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: March 24
Actor
Film Actress
Film Producer
Sacramento
California
Jessica Michelle Chastain
Female
Characters
Lead
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Audience
Character
Audiences
Women
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Great
Boxes

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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 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 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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I'm the unknown everyone's already sick of.
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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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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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Broadway has always been a dream of mine.
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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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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 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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Before, it was just about making the films - and now it's releasing them. Which is a steep learning curve.
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No matter what, I'm going to ask for more.
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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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I'm going to ask what is correct, what I deserve, especially in relation to male actors.
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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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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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I don't really drink, and I've never been to a rave. I used to cut school to read Shakespeare, not to make out in the park.
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I can't even open my eyes underwater.
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When something happens, I always check myself and know it's going to go away. So be prepared for it. This is a tough business for actors who are sensitive. If you try to hold on to things, you'll go crazy.
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