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Usually a lot of moviemaking is boring.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

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Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Age: 39
Born: 1984
Born: November 28
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
Rocky Mount
North Carolina
Boring
Usually

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It's surprising to a lot of people because ballerinas look so long, but it's more of a proportion thing. Their legs are long in proportion to their body but in reality they're very tiny.
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There are obviously people who want to be very niche, but I think for the most part everybody is trying to reach a larger audience.
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I'm not one of those actors that hates press and gets really groan-y about it - I always like talking about films.
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I've never worn incredible clothes - I'm not used to playing someone so put together and fashionable.
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I think there need to be more female action heroines out there that are intelligent and not overly masculine and things like that so Id love to find - and real too. Not necessarily the superhero perfect archetype of what an action hero is represented as a lot of times. I would love to find that kind of action heroine role to play.
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I'm a fan of films in general I mean, I don't think I've ever considered myself specifically a horror fan even though I do enjoy horror films, find them really entertaining.
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I think thinking about becoming an adult, and having to face up to your problems and face up to your insecurities, is difficult for everybody.
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Which is so important, I mean, that's what's so great about the books, is, you know, those two worlds are sort of, the slacker world of just comedy and laziness and then this crazy, over the top action, supernatural world, and you know, combined.
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I realized that the people weren't just characters but they were people and they were getting to do something that was so fun and I wanted to be a part of it.
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You have to believe that it is what you want to do with your life and you have to be dedicated to it.
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To those of you looking at photos I took with my husband years ago in the privacy of our home, hope you feel great about yourselves.
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