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Jessica Chastain
American
Actress
Life
Me
People
Think
Women
You
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We need to understand that femininity is not weakness. And our society, for some reason, equates the two.
Jessica Chastain
Society
Our
Weakness
Some
Understand
Femininity
Reason
Two
Need
This is an industry rife with racism, sexism and homophobia. It is so closely woven into the fabric of the business that we have become snowblind to the glaring injustices happening every day.
Jessica Chastain
Day
Business
Racism
Every Day
Become
Every
Sexism
Fabric
Woven
Glaring
Industry
Closely
Happening
Rife
Injustices
I can't even open my eyes underwater.
Jessica Chastain
Eyes
Open
Underwater
Even
I'm a shadow whisperer: I hide in the shadows. And I tend to avoid places where I might get photographed and end up with my picture in the press.
Jessica Chastain
Hide
Picture
Press
Photographed
Shadow
Shadows
Tend
End
Up
Get
Where
Places
Might
Avoid
Making films can be very lonely, and that's the part I don't like. I don't want to feel like I'm pressing 'pause' on my personal life to make a movie. I want to feel like I'm still creating relationships and things are moving forward.
Jessica Chastain
Life
Moving Forward
Lonely
Personal Life
Films
Relationships
Pressing
Part
Feel
Like
Make
Making
Still
Very
Personal
Want
Movie
Moving
Pause
Creating
Forward
Things
Women can be powerful, graceful, and complex, with the ability to make any choice they desire.
Jessica Chastain
Women
Complex
Ability
Powerful
Make
Graceful
Any
Choice
Desire
I think, in the past, being brave - being powerful, being strong - were qualities that people associated with being masculine. And I think... no, I don't think - I know that now we're realizing they can be feminine, too.
Jessica Chastain
People
Strong
Past
Think
Too
Masculine
Powerful
Know
Qualities
Feminine
Were
Brave
Being
In The Past
Realizing
Being Strong
Now
Associated
I'm either thought of as ethereal or fiery. And maybe that's the interesting thing about red hair: there's that fiery Renaissance connotation and the ethereal.
Jessica Chastain
Thought
Hair
Red Hair
About
Red
Renaissance
Maybe
Either
Interesting
Fiery
Interesting Thing
Connotation
Thing
What's wrong with trying hard and showing up and being good at your job? We really need to look at ourselves and say we need to reevaluate this. We need to reevaluate that women who ask for a pay raise or ask for a promotion - it's actually an okay thing. It's okay to be ambitious; it's okay to be over-prepared.
Jessica Chastain
Good
Women
Job
Pay
Say
Okay
Ourselves
Promotion
Wrong
Look
Reevaluate
Up
Ambitious
Trying
Being
Ask
Really
Pay Raise
Your
Hard
Who
Showing
Showing Up
Actually
Thing
Raise
Need
What can I do to create a healthy work environment? Because we have all been groomed to the normalization of violence and the normalization of abuse. And we refuse to live in that society.
Jessica Chastain
Work
Healthy
Live
Society
Environment
Abuse
Because
Been
Refuse
Work Environment
Create
Violence
Before, it was just about making the films - and now it's releasing them. Which is a steep learning curve.
Jessica Chastain
Learning
Before
Films
Releasing
About
Steep
Learning Curve
Making
Just
Curve
Which
Them
Now
I don't want to be in my car all day. I love getting up in the morning in Venice and walking my dogs down to the cafe to get my tea, and then perhaps going to a bookstore and sitting and reading, then walking to the beach.
Jessica Chastain
Love
Day
Morning
Cafe
Car
Reading
Tea
Down
Bookstore
All Day
Beach
Perhaps
Venice
Dogs
Up
Walking
Get
Sitting
Getting
Going
Want
Then
Whatever anyone says, I think the opposite will happen.
Jessica Chastain
Will
Whatever
Think
Says
Opposite
Anyone
Happen
I'm inspired by people who are so sensitive and vulnerable that they try to cover it up.
Jessica Chastain
People
Try
Inspired
Vulnerable
Cover
Up
Sensitive
Who
You know, it's recently come into focus for me why I want to be an actor: It's because of the connection I feel to people.
Jessica Chastain
Me
You
People
Focus
Feel
Come
Know
Because
Want
Connection
Actor
Why
Recently
There is this immediate connection, this intimacy when you're acting because there's no room to be polite or shy. Also, as an actor I get to connect with women I've never met before.
Jessica Chastain
You
Women
Met
Before
Intimacy
Immediate
Never
Also
Because
Polite
Get
Room
Acting
Connect
Connection
Actor
Shy
I'm the first person in my family to go to college.
Jessica Chastain
Family
College
First
First-Person
Go
Person
I'm used to working really hard to get a role. I was always auditioning and talking my way into roles.
Jessica Chastain
Way
Talking
Always
Auditioning
Role
Get
Roles
Really
Working
Used
Hard
I'm the unknown everyone's already sick of.
Jessica Chastain
Sick
Unknown
Everyone
I don't want people to look at me.
Jessica Chastain
Me
People
Look
Want
I grew up poor.
Jessica Chastain
Up
Grew
Poor
I love being around great actors and film-makers, and I try to hide the fact that I'm in awe of them.
Jessica Chastain
Love
Great
Hide
Try
Fact
Around
Being
Them
Actor
Awe
Film-Makers
I have problems because I'm very expressive, and usually red lipstick gets on my teeth and face.
Jessica Chastain
Problems
Face
Teeth
Red
Red Lipstick
Because
Very
Lipstick
Gets
Expressive
One of my favorite parts of being an actress is being a detective.
Jessica Chastain
Favorite
Detective
Parts
Being
Actress
I am not one to go for traditional female roles, because I don't think traditionally female characters are very interesting, and I don't think they represent real life.
Jessica Chastain
Life
Real Life
Think
Characters
Because
Female
Female Characters
Am
Real
Go
Traditional
Very
Roles
Represent
Interesting
I'm working hard to break free of stereotypes that the film industry has created and nurtured around women.
Jessica Chastain
Women
Free
Nurtured
Stereotypes
Industry
Around
Break
Created
Working
Working Hard
Hard
Film
Film Industry
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