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I always felt caged, closed in, like I was punching at things that weren't there. I always had too much energy for the room I was in.
Violence against women is still treated as a lesser crime. Armed groups turn it into a weapon of choice because of near total impunity.
I always work with refugees and I think they are the most amazing people and it's a privilege to spend time with them, so I will always.
It's probably not an accident that the films that I care about happen to be about issues that matter to me, stories that I want to tell.
I had never held a baby in my life. I was one of those women - people would say, "Do you want to hold my baby?" and I was like "No ... "
I wanna better understand the world I live in, and I wanna be able to learn how to be more effective... I wanna learn and I wanna listen.
I 've been married so much in my life that I never really had lovers, so it's been a fun time. Hopefully the men are enjoying it as well.
Sexism is part of every industry and must be addressed. But I try not to focus on the negative but the positive side of what we can bring.
It's great to jump into things you're not sure of and you haven't done and that are a little scary. That's what we have to do, as artists.
I loved being Maleficent. I was quite sad to put my staff down and put my horns away because somehow, she just lives in a different world.
For whatever reason, I don't know why, but Cambodians learned something in their suffering and their struggle that we have lost touch with.
I grew up with my career being thrust upon me. It took me a long time to believe that I could do more than that one aspect of our business.
There's the chaos surrounding the practical day-to-day - playdates, doctors' appointments, packing and unpacking, and organizing mealtimes.
If every choice you make comes from an honest place, you're solid, and nothing anybody can say about you can rock you or change your opinion
She would have thrived as a grandmother. I know how much she would have contributed to their lives, and I am sad they will miss out on that.
Anytime I feel lost, I pull out a map and stare. I stare until I have reminded myself that life is a giant adventure, so much to do, to see.
We're all just big kids. That's all we are. We are artistes. We grew up wanting to be part of the fantasy of the fairy tales and the stories.
If every choice you make comes from an honest place, you're solid, and nothing anybody can say about you can rock you or change your opinion.
I'm looking very much forward to growing older. I want to be an exhausted older woman but with a very full life behind me and one still going.
I listened to a lot of tapes of British theatre actresses and tried to learn from them. As Americans, we don't have such a gift with language.
I like to hide behind the characters I play. Despite the public perception, I am a very private person who has a hard time with the fame thing.
I don't really send text messages. I rarely carry my phone. I occasionally check messages at the end of the night, but I don't carry it around.
The great thing about having a bunch of kids is that they just remind you that you're the person who takes them to go poop. That's who you are!
I want to take time to understand life. I want to travel. I want to be a better person, a better Mom. I want to do something good with my life.
I want to be outspoken! I want to say my opinions and I hope they’re taken in the right way. I don’t want to stop being free ... and I won’t...
The boys know they're from Southeast Asia, and they have their food and their music and their friends, and they have a pride particular to them.
I'm hopeful that increased awareness of the issues in Africa will bring about a new wave of progress and activism among young people everywhere.
I would start drinking something terrible if I were in a situation where I was surrounded by lies or quiet or secrets. It's just not a real life.
I like someone who is a little crazy but coming from a good place. I think scars are sexy because it means you made a mistake that led to a mess.
I wonder why guys mistreat and disrespect girls. But then they expect life to hand them a good woman when they're older and ready to settle down?
The American people are bigger than any president. I suppose I have faith in my country and in what it is founded on and the values we hold dear.
Most women in my family start to get sick and start dying in their 40s, and I am going to be very happy to become 50 and 60. I love getting older.
On the superficiality of the industry: We are setting an example of what we think is beautiful and you really want to put that much make up on me?
I wanted to educate myself about the world and I wanted to know what was happening to people in other countries. I feel now I have only just begun.
For me, there have been times when an action movie, even a 'Tomb Raider,' has helped me get out of myself and be physical again. It's like therapy.
For anybody that works in any kind of demining or any kind of humanitarian aid work, there is danger and it's always a high-risk area [in Cambodia].
To actually feel like you've done something good with your life and you're useful to others is what I was always wanting, and was always looking for.
I want to work; then, as my kids get older, I want to have adventures. I want to visit all their countries: learn and live inside all their cultures.
Like most people, you listen to yourself on the phone or an answering machine and you're like, 'Ugh.' So to do something with just your voice is hard.
Sometimes I try to just sit at home and do something calmer and simpler and just be in my life. You know, not trying to solve a lot of things at once.
Most nights, someone ends up in our bed. The kids do knock before entering. We've at least got that part down because mommy and daddy need some space.
Now they can do all these magic things with computers. So you think you get to do something in a movie and you find out you don't get to really do it.
I'm at a strange place I suppose in my life. I think that what happens when you lose a parent, where you lose-you drop into a different kind of serious.
I think what children can handle and what they're interested in is much deeper than people assume. It's why sometimes we make things too simple for them.
It's just person after person in every different country that has a life that I can’t even imagine and has gone through horror that I can’t even imagine.
I am working for a better United Nations. Nothing is perfect. You should never rely on only one source, but rather rely on those you believe in the most.
I removed the window [tattoo] because, while I used to spend all my time looking out through windows wishing to be outside, I now live there all the time.
I honestly want to help. I don't believe I feel differently from other people. I think we all want justice and equality, a chance for a life with meaning.
I'm much happier and more fulfilled than I thought I would ever be, especially when I was going through a lot of grief when I was younger. I hope it lasts.
It was weird to be married; you kind of lose your identity. You're suddenly somebody's wife. And you're like, 'Oh, I'm half of a couple now. I've lost me.'