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Quote by Brit Marling
A lot of people think, Ill give acting or poetry or filmmaking a t

A lot of people think, Ill give acting or poetry or filmmaking a try. And if it doesnt work out Ill go get a law degree, do something else thats more practical. For me I went the reverse way. I lived the back-up plan. – Brit Marling

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I didnt understand how you could be an actor if you didnt also study philosophy and study political science, astronomy. And also just go out and live life and have experiences. – Brit Marling

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Science fiction has a way of letting you talk about where we are in the world and letting you be a bit of a pop philosopher without being didactic. – Brit Marling

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As an actor, you have an accumulated knowledge base. But theres also something about it that every time you really feel like youre doing it for the first time you have no idea whether youre capable of it. – Brit Marling

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