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I Will Make Myself Sick On Films, Just Because You Want Everything To Be Right. I Can't Sleep If Something Hasn't Been Done Or Is Out Of Place.

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Sandra Bullock

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I Will Make Myself Sick On Films, Just Because You Want Everything To Be Right. I Can't Sleep If Something Hasn't Been Done Or Is Out Of Place.

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I Was Always Longing To Do, Emotionally And Physically, What My Male Counterparts Always Got To Do. I Just Felt Envious, Every Time I Saw A Movie That I Was In Awe Of, And It Was Usually A Male Lead. And Those Kinds Of Roles Weren't Available. They Just Weren't Being Written.

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After A While, You Have No Idea How Old You Are Because You've Lied So Many Times.

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Family And Friends

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It's Just Too Much If You Make Your Career Everything. It Is Everything When You're Doing It. But You Have To Find Things You Love Just As Much.

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We Don't Have To Pretend To Be Something That We're Not.

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