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Maggie Gyllenhaal

"On a film, I was always acting. I was either changing my clothes really quickly and wiping off the lipstick and putting on the other lipstick and then working constantly, constantly."

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"On a film, I was always acting. I was either changing my clothes really quickly and wiping off the lipstick and putting on the other lipstick and then working constantly, constantly."

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A.E. Samaan

"I am acquainted with no immaterial sensuality so delightful as good acting."

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A.E. Samaan

"Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part."

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A.E. Samaan

"There is more good writing and good acting in any ten minutes of Twister than in, say, all of Citizen Kane."

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A.E. Samaan

"I was able to support myself by acting alone about six years ago. Until then, I was just scraping by."

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A.E. Samaan

"I'm not as focused on my acting career as I have been in the past."

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A.E. Samaan

"You've got to keep taking certain risks, because my priority is in acting, it's not in movie stardom."

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A.E. Samaan

"Because modeling is lucrative, I'm able to save up and be more particular about the acting roles I take."

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A.E. Samaan

"I think when you take away all, like, the premieres and press stuff and all the special effects, then you just come down to the fact that it's all about acting, and I think that has been the best bit for me."

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A.E. Samaan

"I jumped into acting because it was fun. It was tougher when I had to take my fun seriously."

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A.E. Samaan

"It's not subtle or restrained. It's not any of the things you like to think apply to your acting."

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Maggie Gyllenhaal
"I think sex is very interesting for most people, but I'm interested in sex as a way of communication, I'm not that interested in the fantasy version of a sex scene."

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Maggie Gyllenhaal
"On a film, I was always acting. I was either changing my clothes really quickly and wiping off the lipstick and putting on the other lipstick and then working constantly, constantly."

Acting

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Maggie Gyllenhaal
"A big part of being an actress specifically is feeling entitled to your artistic opinion, feeling that it means something, and being able to stand by it."

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Maggie Gyllenhaal
"You have a right to your opinion about the work that you're doing. An artist is as equally important as the director. If you believe that, you can work in any circumstances."

Work

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Maggie Gyllenhaal
"I studied English literature; I took 2 independent religion classes, but I wasn't a religion major really."

Religion

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Maggie Gyllenhaal
"I liked that idea. Someone who's trying to perform herself and not succeeding."

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Maggie Gyllenhaal
"I feel there is no shortage of real interesting women's roles. But I found them and did all of them just now."

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Maggie Gyllenhaal
"I'm still trying to figure out what the right line is between myself and the people I play. Sometimes I go too far one way or too far the other."

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Maggie Gyllenhaal
"Having an education is invaluable."

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Maggie Gyllenhaal
"Most people are interested in seeing 27-year-old women who are in movies somehow connected to sex. It's interesting to everyone. Especially little movies that are having trouble getting made, there's always sex."

Movies

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