When I was first going through my separation, someone said to me, 'It will take you half as long as you were in the relationship before you'll feel better.' And I wanted to knock them out cold across the table. Because, of course, I was in agony. And the last thing I wanted to think was that I was going to stay that way for a long time.

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I think actresses are imagined to be these subjects of great vanity. Life is change; physicality changes. It's transient, and that's a beautiful and a painful thing.

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We're in an environment where everyone gets compartmentalized very quickly.

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I was an escapee of childhood. I always wanted to grow up.

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I think that life force is invaluable.

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You know what daring really is to me? It's maybe much more simple: the willingness to get up and try it again. It's not about whether or not you fall down, it's how you get back up. And I've taken quite a few tumbles, myself.

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I do think that what's wonderful in life is that we gain perspective as we take on different roles that are mind and heart opening.

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Thats when you know youve found somebody special. When you can just shut the f**k up for a minute and comfortably enjoy the silence.

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Change is usually preceded by some kind of drift.

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It's taken me a long time to learn to accept the risks and just be willing to try it over and over again.

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