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That's my suggestion for kids who want to act, by the way: Make sure it's really your choice, get out of it when it stops being fun, and get an education.

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Mara Wilson
Age: 37
Born: 1987
Born: July 24
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Mara Elizabeth Wilson
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I was such a nerd. It just wasn't something I would have wanted. And I didn't want to act like an adult.
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I thought children were pure and innocent, and that was inherently better.
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People view child actors the same way that girls treat their Barbie dolls.
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I didn't trust adults because I thought they were all kind of corrupted.
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People who meet me as an adult are often surprised that I'm alive and have never been in prison or rehab. Sometimes they're disappointed I'm not cooler.
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Very sad, very upset, very glad I did not have to hear about this though Twitter. Probably going to be taking some time off it for a while.
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My mother died when I was young, and I was filming all the time. I was all over the place. Acting was the one constant.
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I was never a prodigy. I was never a child genius.
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I'm originally from southern California, so I, like, say 'like', like, a lot. I've been trying to scrub any traces of Valley Girl from my speech since I moved to New York, but it's, like, totally way harder than anyone thinks, you know?
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