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Amy Adams, born on August 20, 1974, is an American actress renowned for her performances in films such as 'The Pursuit of Happyness' and 'Sherlock Holmes'. She has a diverse film and theater experience in Hollywood, with roles spanning from comedy to drama.

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“The Muppets have such a great tradition of bringing together all of genres of actors and all ages of actors.”

Age Together Actors Tradition Genre Muppet

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“What I respect in people more than anything is work ethic. And Justin Timberlake's got that. He works his tail off, and he knows his stuff.”

People Knows Stuff Ethics Tails Work Ethic Justin

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“I grew up as a Mormon, and that had more of an impact on my values than my beliefs. I'm afraid I will always feel the weight of a lie. I'm very hard on myself anyway. Religious guilt carries over too. You can't really misbehave without feeling badly about it. At least, I can't.”

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“I have a hard time articulating the emotional experience of working on a film. Even when I have meetings on films or discussing them with directors, I find that’s my biggest challenge. Different words mean different things to people.”

People Mean Different Hard Film Challenges Emotional Directors Meetings Hard Times Different Things Discussing Articulating

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“I saw some musicals at dinner theaters where I grew up. But I didn’t go to a big theater to see one until probably after I graduated from high school when I took myself to see Tommy when it was on tour. I absolutely loved it.”

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“I still think I'm like the poor girl from Colorado who worked three jobs to buy a car. That's still my mentality, so I'll be walking down the street, and I forget what I do and who I am.”

Thinking Stills Jobs Girl Three Forget Poor Streets Car Walking Who I Am Mentality Colorado

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“I tend to be really pragmatic, but ultimately tend to be attracted to people who pull me into more spontaneity. I've really learned that, through surrender, the best experiences of my life have happened.”

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“I was a pretty scrappy, tough kid; I got in all sorts of fights at school. I defended myself - boys didn't mess with me. But as one of seven children, you have to fight for everything anyway.”

Children Kids School Fighting Boys Tough Seven Mess Mess With Me

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“In high school, I was so painfully self-aware that how I thought of myself was probably very different from what other people thought of me. I thought of myself as just painfully awkward and dorky. I had a lot of hair and was kind of weird. I sang a lot in the hallways.”

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“It's always challenging when you're shooting a film. Shooting things out of order and keeping continuity on all levels is always for me the most challenging thing.”

Film Order Challenges Levels Shooting Continuity

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“Perfect isn't normal, nor is it interesting. I have no features without makeup. I am pale. I have blond lashes. You could just paint my face - it's like a blank canvas. It can be great for what I do.”

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“Some of these actresses or public personas who are very public about their disciplined diets, more power to them. I just don't see the point. Do you know, the people I love as actresses, I've never, ever sought out pictures of them to see what they look like in a swimsuit.”

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“Thirty was a big deal for me. It was the age where I reevaluated everything - how I approached life and how I thought about myself. When I look at my 20s, or when I look at any period in my life, I think about how much time I've wasted trying to find the right man.”

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“When I died my hair red the first time, I felt as if it was what nature intended. I have been accused of being a bit of a spitfire, so in that way, I absolutely live up to the stereotype. The red hair suits my personality. I was a terrible blonde!”

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“Being pregnant finally helped me understand what my true relationship was with my body - meaning that it wasn't put on this earth to look good in a swimsuit. I was like, 'Look, I can carry a baby! I'm gaining weight right, everything's going well.' And I've had that relationship ever since.”

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“I like Cinderella - she has a good work ethic and she likes shoes.”

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“You're nothing to me until you're everything.”

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“We’re only here briefly. And while I’m here I want to allow myself joy.”

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“Falling in love is a crazy thing to do. It's kind of like a form of socially acceptable insanity.”

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“Moving out to L.A. for me was a leap of faith. I was very secure in my dinner theater world; I loved it, and I was just like, 'I think there's something else out there for me and I just have to go for it.'”

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“I don't intentionally try to find the scripts with unattractive characters, but I think that if a character is described in a script as heart-stoppingly beautiful, and there's nothing else said about her, it just doesn't hold a lot of interest for me.”

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“I was blonde most of my life and I had to dye my hair for a role. I couldn’t believe the difference when I went red. I just felt ‘wow, I’m home’. It’s great. You do something stupid when you’re blonde and you’re dumb. Do something stupid when you’re red and you’re a character.”

Believe Character Home Felt Differences Roles Stupid Hair Red Dumb Wow Blonde

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“Find out who you are & embrace it. It's so much easier to face criticism when you are comfortable in your own skin.”

Faces Easier Comfortable Criticism Skins Who You Are Embrace Comfortable In Your Own Skin

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“I always had a larger view. I'm interested in real life - my family, my friends. I have tried never to define myself by my success, whatever that is. My happiness is way beyond roles and awards.”

Way Real Views Roles My Friends My Family Real Life Awards

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“I'm one of seven kids. That'll keep your ego in check.”

Kids Ego Seven Checks

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“My job as an actress is to make things work and come up with reasons of my own and not just fill in the blanks for anybody else, you know what I mean?”

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“Anyone who falls in love is a freak. Its like a socially acceptable form of insanity.”

Form Fall Love Is Falling In Love Insanity Freak Acceptable

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“If you're not excited by it, why do you do it?”

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About the Author

Born: August 20, 1974
Known for: Actress
Quotes: 78

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