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Brit Marling
American
Writer
Born:
Aug 7
,
1983
Life
Living
Me
Think
Writing
You
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Human beings are flawed and complicated and messy.
Brit Marling
Complicated
Messy
Human
Human Beings
Flawed
Beings
I've found myself at one in the morning just sitting at my desk spending an hour returning emails from the day until like two in the morning. It's ridiculous, I should be sleeping, or dreaming, or reading a novel.
Brit Marling
Myself
Day
Morning
Reading
Sleeping
Spending
Emails
Dreaming
Hour
Like
Until
Returning
Sitting
Just
Should
Novel
Ridiculous
Found
Two
Desk
I always feel like the editing room is like coming into the kitchen. What kind of a meal do you make from there? It can be anything.
Brit Marling
You
Editing
Meal
Kind
Kitchen
Feel
Like
Make
Editing Room
Always
Coming
Anything
Room
I feel like I'm a much better person when I'm developing my imagination and my innocence and my vulnerability. I like that version of me better than the version where I'm just working on my analytical mind.
Brit Marling
Me
Better
Mind
Imagination
Innocence
Analytical
Better Person
Developing
Feel
Like
Vulnerability
Version
Than
Person
Just
Where
Much
Working
So at some point you realize that your life is not just going to start one day in the future, that you're living it.
Brit Marling
Life
Future
Day
You
Living
One Day
Some
Point
Going
Just
Realize
Your
Start
I wasn't actually very naturally good at economics. My brain doesn't work very well, in terms of mathematics.
Brit Marling
Work
Mathematics
Good
Economics
Terms
Well
Brain
Very
Naturally
Actually
We put limitations on the way that we think about things, on ourselves, think about all the boxes we live in, male or female, you're this age, that age, this is your job, this is not your job, everything is about getting boxed in.
Brit Marling
You
Age
Job
Live
Think
Everything
Way
Ourselves
About
Put
Boxed
Boxes
Female
Limitations
Male
Getting
Your
Things
The litmus test for whether I want to take on a role or not is usually fear. If I'm afraid of it, then I want to do it.
Brit Marling
Fear
Take
Test
Role
Afraid
Want
Whether
Litmus
Litmus Test
Then
I learned from my parents the idea that, if you are devoted enough and you want to study something enough, you can really teach yourself anything.
Brit Marling
You
Yourself
Parents
Enough
Something
Study
Idea
Devoted
Learned
Want
Anything
Really
Teach
A whole film is just about arriving at a moment where you hopefully transfer some feeling to the audience.
Brit Marling
You
Feeling
Hopefully
Some
About
Audience
Arriving
Just
Where
Transfer
Moment
Whole
Film
I think we're scared of intimacy - all of us, a little bit.
Brit Marling
Think
Intimacy
Bit
Scared
Little
Little Bit
Us
I get uncomfortable when people give me presents and watch me open them. I don't have birthday parties, because the idea of a group of people singing and looking at me while I'm blowing out candles gives me hives.
Brit Marling
Birthday
Me
People
Looking
Singing
Group
Out
Give
Give Me
Gives
Uncomfortable
Open
Idea
Parties
Because
Get
Blowing
Candles
While
Them
Watch
Presents
You know, I can't imagine 9 to 5 writing. That takes some stamina.
Brit Marling
You
Writing
Some
Takes
Know
Stamina
Imagine
I think sometimes big budget means explosions! CGI! CGI, the possibilities are so limitless that it begins to be impractical.
Brit Marling
Sometimes
Big
Think
Possibilities
Budget
Big Budget
Limitless
Impractical
Begins
Means
Explosions
Then in college, besides economics, I also majored in studio art and got involved in photography and making short films and acting. But I didn't know you could make a living that way.
Brit Marling
Art
You
Photography
College
Economics
Living
Films
Way
Besides
Could
Studio
Know
Involved
Also
Make
Got
Making
Short
Short Films
Then
Acting
A couple of compromises in a row and suddenly you're very far way from the person you thought you were.
Brit Marling
You
Thought
Way
Compromises
Couple
Were
Very
Person
Far
Suddenly
Row
The only thing that's important is that every day I'm waking and doing something that I really love to do.
Brit Marling
Love
Day
Every Day
Important
Every
Something
Only
Doing
Waking
The Only Thing
Really
Thing
Living in Cuba made me unafraid of whatever could happen to me.
Brit Marling
Me
Made
Whatever
Living
Unafraid
Could
Cuba
Happen
Nothing seemed as scary as waking up at 40 and realizing that I had not lived a very courageous life.
Brit Marling
Life
Nothing
Scary
Seemed
Had
Courageous
Up
Waking
Waking Up
Very
Realizing
Lived
Is there anything worse than being called the 'It Girl?' By definition, there will be a new one in two weeks.
Brit Marling
Will
Girl
Worse
Definition
Weeks
New
New One
Than
Being
Anything
Two
Two Weeks
When I go into a pitch room and I'm pitching something with a writing partner, everybody tends to look at the guy, even if I'm doing a lot of the talking.
Brit Marling
Writing
Partner
Everybody
Something
Guy
Tends
Look
Talking
Doing
Go
Lot
Pitch
Pitching
Room
Even
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