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In The Films I've Done Recently, I've Been Learning A Little More About The Side Of Myself That Enjoys Being A Light. I Remember When I Used To Dress In All Black And You'd Say. "just Be Pretty, Hold Your Head Up, Be Proud. Be A Pleasant Person And Don't Cover Yourself So Much With Darkness, Your Need To Be A Little Crazy." Now I Have Nothing Against Anything I've Been In Before, Because I Love All Sides Of Me, But I Have Been Experimenting More With That Lovely Woman Side. In This Age Of Feminism, I Would Hate For The Whole Gentlemen And Ladies Things To Be Lost.

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In The Films I've Done Recently, I've Been Learning A Little More About The Side Of Myself That Enjoys Being A Light. I Remember When I Used To Dress In All Black And You'd Say. "just Be Pretty, Hold Your Head Up, Be Proud. Be A Pleasant Person And Don't Cover Yourself So Much With Darkness, Your Need To Be A Little Crazy." Now I Have Nothing Against Anything I've Been In Before, Because I Love All Sides Of Me, But I Have Been Experimenting More With That Lovely Woman Side. In This Age Of Feminism, I Would Hate For The Whole Gentlemen And Ladies Things To Be Lost.

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Imperfect Person

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Brad Got Me This Great Thing For Christmas. It's A Bookshelf That Has A Book On Every Religion. That's How We Plan To Raise Our Kids. Teach Them About All Religions. They Can Pick One Or Be A Student Of All Of Them. We'll Celebrate Kwanzaa For Our Girl. We'll Celebrate Moon And Water Festivals For Our Boys. We'll Take Them To Temples In Certain Countries. Also To Church.

I Loved Being On The Other Side Of The Camera. I Loved Watching Another Actress In The Spotlight, Do An Extraordinary Job, And I Loved Making Her Beautiful And Interesting, Protecting Her Emotions, And Showing People Her Talent.

I Make It A Point Not To Buy Certain Magazines, Not Because I Am Against Tabloids Or Things Like That, But I Want To Fill My Mind With Valid Issues In The World.

I Have Men In My Life. I Have A Brother. So Maddox Will Have Male Teachers. I Was Raised Without A Father.

If I Make A Fool Of Myself, Who Cares? I'm Not Frightened By Anyone's Perception Of Me.

It May Sound Cliché, But When You Feel Beautiful And Strong On The Inside, It Shows On The Outside.

There's People Constantly Asking You For Something On Set, So The Multi-tasking Of Motherhood Transfers Very Well To Being A Director. And I Think You're Compassionate.

Therapy? I Don't Need That. The Roles That I Choose Are My Therapy.

If Being Sane Is Thinking There's Something Wrong With Being Different, I'd Rather Be Completely #$%^&^& Mental.

Being Different

In The Films I've Done Recently, I've Been Learning A Little More About The Side Of Myself That Enjoys Being A Light. I Remember When I Used To Dress In All Black And You'd Say. "just Be Pretty, Hold Your Head Up, Be Proud. Be A Pleasant Person And Don't Cover Yourself So Much With Darkness, Your Need To Be A Little Crazy." Now I Have Nothing Against Anything I've Been In Before, Because I Love All Sides Of Me, But I Have Been Experimenting More With That Lovely Woman Side. In This Age Of Feminism, I Would Hate For The Whole Gentlemen And Ladies Things To Be Lost.

The Most Upsetting Thing Is That The Us Is A Leader In The World, And If They Don't Sign, Then How Do You Expect To Convince Russian And China And Iran, Pakistan, All These Other Countries, To Sign? They Simply Won't. (the Us Government) Feels It's Against Their Constitutional Right To Bear Arms, Or They've Said That It's Needed In North And South Korea, On The Border. I Don't Think Any Of These Are Good Enough Excuses For The Damage.

That Just Sounds So Funny, A-list. Really, I'm A Mom, And That's How I'm Going To Be All My Life.

I'm Looking Very Much Forward To Growing Older. I Want To Be An Exhausted Older Woman But With A Very Full Life Behind Me And One Still Going.

Apart From My Children, Spending Time With Refugees Was The Greatest Gift... The Greatest Life Lesson I Could Ever Receive.

It Is Wonderful To Hear Of The Relief Efforts That Are Finally Coming To New Orleans And The Rest Of The Region, But As Well All Know, It Is Simply Not Going To Be Enough.

I Was The Punk Outsider Who Nobody Messed With. I Was Fearless. At 16, I Graduated And Moved Out.

I'm Trying To Find Things That Are Extremely Challenging Or Mean Something To Me Deeply.

For Anybody That Works In Any Kind Of Demining Or Any Kind Of Humanitarian Aid Work, There Is Danger And It's Always A High-risk Area [in Cambodia].

It's Been A Lifetime Ambition Of Mine To Play An 007 Villain.

An Off-screen Persona Of Globally Conscious Earth Mother And An Aggressive On-screen Embodiment Of Kali, Goddess Of Destruction.

The Older Ones Recently Saw Mr And Mrs Smith And I Think They Thought That Was The Funniest Thing They'd Ever Seen Because, Of Course, Watching Your Parents Fight As Spies Is Some Strange Sort Of Childhood Fantasy.

Over 20 Million Children Of Conflict Are Out Of School. Education Is Often Forgotten.

We Cannot Close Ourselves Off To Information And Ignore The Fact That Millions Of People Are Out There Suffering. I Honestly Want To Help. I Don't Believe I Feel Differently From Other People. I Think We All Want Justice And Equality, A Chance For A Life With Meaning. All Of Us Would Like To Believe That If We Were In A Bad Situation Someone Would Help Us.

The Truth Is I Love Being Alive. And I Love Feeling Free. So If I Can't Have Those Things Then I Feel Like A Caged Animal And I'd Rather Not Be In A Cage. I'd Rather Be Dead. And It's Real Simple. And I Think It's Not That Uncommon.

I Do Have Tatoos, And I Do Wear Leather, But There Are Other Sides Of Me, That My Film Express.

I Thought I'd Become A Funeral Director When I Wasn't Going To Be An Actor. I Thought I Would Be Good At Helping Some People With The Grieving Process And With Trying To Get Them To Talk About And Understand Who This Person Was.

I Am Working For A Better United Nations. Nothing Is Perfect. You Should Never Rely On Only One Source, But Rather Rely On Those You Believe In The Most.

It's Very Important That People Understand That For Refugees To Come Into The Usa Is Very Difficult. What Upsets Me About The Whole Situation Is That People Don't Know The Difference Between A Migrant And A Refugee; They Don't Have Respect For What People Are Coming From - The People Who Against It - And They Have Completely Forgotten This Is What Built Our Country, The Diversity. When It Is Put Forward That Masses Of People Are Dangerous, And The Actual Numbers And The Situation Are Proven To Be Completely The Opposite Of The Way They're Presented Publicly, It's Horrible.

I've Realized That Being Happy Is A Choice.

He's Amazing. He's A Really Dedicated Father. I Feel Very Blessed That Every Day I Wake Up And I Live With My Favourite People In The World, As Well As My Best Friend.

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