I was never nervous directing. Not once. I’m more nervous acting. I’m far more nervous on set, before I say my lines, than I ever have been, as a director.
ROSE MCGOWANThere are moments when you act that you actually disappear from your body, and that’s amazing. That’s better than any drug, I would imagine. People take drugs to disappear from themself, and that’s what it feels like when you hit that moment.
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I’m not really one of those people who goes and writes some big back story and agonizes over characters. I think you kind of can get it. For me personally, it’s just kind of more instinctive. But I don’t have kind of an acting background. I fell into it accidentally.
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Some people do have a very innate sexuality to them. I may or may not have it, but it makes people see you in a certain light that has nothing to do with me.
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It’s interesting when you go out into the world and see which of your roles have affected people.
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I love shooting guns. I would never shoot an animal or hunt, but I probably would be a very good hit woman. It’s hand-in-glove for me.
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I like strong, strong women who don’t go down without a fight. I like iconic roles. They don’t come around very often, so I have to wait for them. Obviously I’m not the typical blonde who stands by the side, while the man has all the fun.
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Why are women still this underclass? If we all banded together…
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There was a story that I was in a shoe shop and that I threw a pair of flip flops at the wall, shouting, ‘I can’t believe how overpriced these are!’ I thought, ‘Gosh, if I’m gonna take a big stand on something I would hope it would be for more than flip flops!’
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This hetero – normative behavior and herd mentality is dangerous. It’s okay to be different.
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I realized a career is built as much on what you don’t do as what you do do.
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There have been a lot of murders and suicides in my family; it’s like the primary cause of death. I wonder if there’s a certain energy that attracts that.
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Hollywood is all about making an entrance. I don’t want to be a walking advertisement for anyone other than myself.
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I don’t believe in rules. I would be happy to be climbing a pyramid when I’m 70. And I know I will be.
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I am going to be pretty kick a$$ by the time I’m thirty, and I can’t wait!!
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I’ve had, like, four long-term boyfriends. I tend to be in relationships for long periods of time.
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I don’t mind being disliked – I will be the one to step up and say what needs to be said if it helps one woman who comes after me.
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