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I think people couldn’t really put me in [one race]. I wasn’t Mexican, I wasn’t white, I wasn’t black, I wasn’t Asian… I wasn’t anything, and I didn’t really fit into anybody’s group. My dad is Mexican, and my mom is French and Danish.

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I share the same advice that my mom gave me – stay hydrated and sleep well. And that being a beautiful person on the inside is what really matters.
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I love acting because it’s this space where dreams can be realized, fantasy comes to life, and there are no limitations on what’s possible.
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When it comes to diversity, women are still underrepresented in so many different places, but one place we’re not underrepresented is we hold a majority of the household income, and we control that.
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I thought it was my job to give all the boys their first kiss.
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I bizarrely think that this [Sin City] is the perfect date movie. If a guy took me on a date to see this movie, I would marry him, for sure. It’s bad-ass chicks and rad dudes, who are sexy, all over the place, and there’s so much cool action.
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The time I’m not spending with my kid has to be worth it.
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Parents try the best they can. They want the best for you. But a lot of their stuff is just their own. If you can pull yourself away from it and not always feel like they’re attacking you, then it’s easier to deal with.
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It feels like I’m starting to come into my own in terms of where I want to go artistically, toward more complicated, interesting characters.
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Living in L.A., everyone likes to mold you and change you. I don’t care about fame, I don’t care about being a celebrity. I know that’s part of the job, but I don’t feed into anyone’s idea of who I should be.
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Movies are the shadiest business in the world.
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When I work out, I have energy and feel good about myself.
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The secret to using power is not to use it. Just having it is enough.
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I get all these screenplays that start ‘Tawnya is in the shower. The water streams down her naked, perky breasts’. I don’t think this is happening to Natalie Portman.
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Your husband or your wife is the only person you can really choose to be your family and to have unconditional love with them.
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You have to be the best of whatever you are, but successful, cool actresses come in all shapes and sizes.
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Being perfect is being flawed, accepting it, and never letting it make you feel less than your best.
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I think people couldn’t really put me in [one race]. I wasn’t Mexican, I wasn’t white, I wasn’t black, I wasn’t Asian… I wasn’t anything, and I didn’t really fit into anybody’s group. My dad is Mexican, and my mom is French and Danish.

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I think people couldn’t really put me in [one race]. I wasn’t Mexican, I wasn’t white, I wasn’t black, I wasn’t Asian… I wasn’t anything, and I didn’t really fit into anybody’s group. My dad is Mexican, and my mom is French and Danish.

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