"I'm so sick of hearing how there's no strong roles for women. I don't care about strong roles. I just want to see women who are characters! A nun, a serial killer, a housewife, as long as there's some depth there."
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"My mom just didn't put a very high premium on me being like really famous or really wealthy or anything.“
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