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One of the great pleasures of acting is surrendering to someone else's point of view of the world - living inside a character and a story that never would have come out of your mind or heart.

~Brit Marling

Topics: Acting Character Come Else Great Heart Inside Living Mind Never Out Pleasures Point Point Of View Someone Story View World Would Your

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The litmus test for whether I want to take on a role or not is usually fear. If I'm afraid of it, then I want to do it.

~Brit Marling

Topics: Afraid Fear Litmus Role Take Test Then Want Whether

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One of my favorite stories growing up was 'A Wrinkle in Time'. I loved that book.

~Brit Marling

Topics: Book Favorite Growing Growing Up Loved Stories Time Up Wrinkle

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A whole film is just about arriving at a moment where you hopefully transfer some feeling to the audience.

~Brit Marling

Topics: About Arriving Audience Feeling Film Hopefully Just Moment Some Transfer Where Whole You

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I think I am looking as an actor to find ways to push myself into places I haven't been before as a human being.

~Brit Marling

Topics: Actor Am Been Before Being Find Human Human Being Looking Myself Places Push Think Ways I Think I Am

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I think we're scared of intimacy - all of us, a little bit.

~Brit Marling

Topics: Bit Intimacy Little Little Bit Scared Think Us I Think

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I get uncomfortable when people give me presents and watch me open them. I don't have birthday parties, because the idea of a group of people singing and looking at me while I'm blowing out candles gives me hives.

~Brit Marling

Topics: Because Birthday Blowing Candles Get Give Give Me Gives Group Idea Looking Me Open Out Parties People Presents Singing Them Uncomfortable Watch While

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I think we're always looking for an excuse to connect.

~Brit Marling

Topics: Always Connect Excuse Looking Think I Think

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I've found myself at one in the morning just sitting at my desk spending an hour returning emails from the day until like two in the morning. It's ridiculous, I should be sleeping, or dreaming, or reading a novel.

~Brit Marling

Topics: Day Desk Dreaming Emails Found Hour Just Like Morning Myself Novel Reading Returning Ridiculous Should Sitting Sleeping Spending Two Until

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You know, I can't imagine 9 to 5 writing. That takes some stamina.

~Brit Marling

Topics: Imagine Know Some Stamina Takes Writing You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: August 7th, 1983

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