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What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be.

~Ellen Burstyn

Topics: Alone Being Being Alone Discover Finally How Lovely Surprise

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There's no doubt that the patriarchy that we live in also controls the movie industry. The heads of the studios are men, and it's reflected in the scripts they buy and the work that gets made.

~Ellen Burstyn

Topics: Also Buy Controls Doubt Gets Heads Industry Live Made Men Movie Movie Industry No Doubt Patriarchy Reflected Scripts Studios Work

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I'm always learning and trying new things. When you stop learning, you start dying.

~Ellen Burstyn

Topics: Always Dying Learning New New Things Start Stop Things Trying You

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I've lived most of my life in Manhattan, but as close as Brooklyn is to Manhattan, there are people who live there who have been to Manhattan maybe once or twice.

~Ellen Burstyn

Topics: Been Brooklyn Close Life Live Lived Manhattan Maybe Most My Life Once People Twice Who

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I feel compassion is so important to develop in ourselves. It's one of the most important elements of being a human being.

~Ellen Burstyn

Topics: Being Compassion Develop Elements Feel Human Human Being Important Most Ourselves The Most Important I Feel

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I did my famous cabbage soup diet, so I was able to do it.

~Ellen Burstyn

Topics: Able Cabbage Did Diet Famous Soup

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She goes from one addiction to another. All are ways for her to not feel her feelings.

~Ellen Burstyn

Topics: Addiction Another Feel Feelings Goes Her She Ways

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She loses 50 pounds in the film, and goes from fairly sane to totally out of her mind. So for the first part of the film I was wearing a 40 pound fat suit, which is very, very uncomfortable. But the worst part was the neck.

~Ellen Burstyn

Topics: Fairly Fat Film First Goes Her Loses Mind Neck Out Part Pound Pounds Sane She Suit Totally Uncomfortable Very Wearing Which Worst

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There was no such thing as child abuse. Parents owned their children. They could do whatever they wanted.

~Ellen Burstyn

Topics: Abuse Child Child Abuse Children Could Owned Parents Thing Wanted Whatever

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I talked to women who lived there, to get their speech patterns and outlook on life - and how narrow that is.

~Ellen Burstyn

Topics: Get How Life Lived Narrow Outlook Patterns Speech Talked Who Women

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: December 7th, 1932

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