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I was a very good girl for a long time, thats what really drew me

I was a very good girl for a long time, thats what really drew me to acting. The stage was the perfect place to be outrageous, to be sad, to be angry, to be all these different things. – Joan Allen

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Almost any film that you do is an opportunity to open you up and make you more aware of an area that you might not be thinking about. Thats what is kind of cool, or one of the cool things about this profession. – Joan Allen

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Acting gave me the opportunity to do outrageous things. It allowed me to be sad, happy, angry and lustful, even if it was just vicariously. – Joan Allen

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Lately, Ive been a little sad that Im not a gay man. – Gina Gershon

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Ive grown as a person. The dynamics on this set are very demanding because we work a lot of hours, its very sad material, so theres always someone upset because its really heavy stuff. – Elisabeth Rohm

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Deep down, I reckon the sweetest moment will come when its finally all over. When, at last, I know that I can stop fighting. Of course itll also be a little sad. The sweetest moments, yknow, always come with just a little sadness. – Evander Holyfield

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And in real life endings arent always neat, whether theyre happy endings, or whether theyre sad endings. – Stephen King

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