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Kathryn Hahn

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Kathryn Hahn is an American actress known for her work in films and television, particularly in the realms of comedy and dark humor. Born on July 23, 1973, Hahn has gained recognition for her performances in various independent films before transitioning to mainstream projects. Notable roles include her appearances in the 'American Pie' series, 'Big Hero 6', and 'American Horror Story'.

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“Just looking at each other is something really moving to me, more so than the nudity.”

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“I have two young kids. So my VCR, like, you kind of have to sift through a lot of, like, 'Animal Mechanicals,' 'Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.'”

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“Being on the outside of something, watching someone make a risky decision, it's so easy to judge someone for that. But when you're in it, it's impossible to see it.”

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“My awesome career has been nothing but chaos. Whatever comes toward me feels like the right thing to do in the moment and that's great.”

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“People want to give advice but can't take it themselves.”

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“There are generations of women who left the workforce to be moms, and their kids grow up, and they think, "Well, what now?"”

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“I'm very tactile. I'm a big hugger, one of those huggy people.”

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“Taking on an iconic character is difficult, sure, people associate different actors with a character that you're playing, but there's something in rehearsing and developing a new character.”

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“Did I think I'd ever be in television shows that people would see or movies? No. But I knew that I was going to be an actor.”

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“I got a liberal arts education just because I felt like I should to keep my parents happy, but it was for them. If it was up to me, I would've just moved to New York.”

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“I'm perfect. We're all perfect.”

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“There are some days where, at the end of the day, you've done OK. It's the most out-of-control feeling you possibly can have.”

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“Everything you think you're supposed to feel even, or do. When it doesn't match up with what everything that the culture is telling you to do, you feel like a failure.”

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“You find your tribe and you stick with them.”

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“I also feel like motherhood, especially, is seen usually in movies with this saintly veil over it. There's something about tipping that and showing what's actually going on. Or the wish fulfillment of probably most moms, which is really exciting. It's an area that's unexplored.”

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“There's something about looking at society's expectation of what [motherhood] is and tipping it.”

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“I've never been with an uncircumcised guy.”

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“I'm really grateful that my baby daddy is incredibly involved. But there's certain things I wish he could just telepathically know.”

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“I have impossible standards.”

Impossible Standards

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“I've learned just how much capacity for love a heart has. You can't believe it. I couldn't believe after having my first that I could ever love anything as much as him. And then when I had my daughter - your heart just expands. There's so much room in it. It's been a nuts, chaotic mess and I love it.”

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“It's so fun to play something that feels reckless - not all the time, but I really must be acting out something that I can't do in real life.”

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“You can probably ask my husband, and he might tell you differently, but I feel very much like I'm kind of cautious in my real life.”

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“I've had chapters in my work life that have kind of coincided with the place I am in mine. I had the best-friend phase, and the pregnant-woman phase - for a while, I was pregnant in every movie.”

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“There's such a crazy social expectation now that we put on ourselves and on each other about what motherhood is supposed to look and feel like. And it's impossible to live up to those standards. You're setting yourself up for failure at every possible turn.”

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“I have two kids, and when my oldest was first born, it was the most vulnerable feeling in the world. I remember taking him to his first doctor's appointment, and on the sheet, it said "mother," and I put my mom's name. I was like, "Oh, right, I ... I'm the mother!" You just feel so vulnerable.”

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“We live in a society now where it's very rare for your parents to be around. It used to be like, your mother, grandmothers, your family around would help. Now, you're surrounded by other moms and friends and it's really disorienting, because there's such varying, crazy, different points of view and advice coming at you.”

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“Women just get really hard on each other.”

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“I feel like I've been able to be my true self and discover what I can honestly bring to the table by working with other women.”

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“It's okay to be two things at once and a paradox. Everybody is. As humans for survival we like to label things in a split second. It is how we don't implode from anxiety.”

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“It is okay to be a really good mom that loves her kids and also every month need a cool girls night out. It will make you a better mom to blow off steam.”

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“As an actor, you know, I love not being pigeonholed, which is great. No one really knows who I am. So that's a positive.”

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“I think I was always a drama queen. I really, really, really loved playing pretend.”

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“I'm such a grandma. I don't tweet; I don't have a Facebook page.”

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“The Brazilian bikini wax is torture. To show a little appreciation, you could trim your nose hair. And your nut sack.”

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“I feel grateful that the person I end up working with a lot is Paul Rudd. He's a prince among men, and so talented, and generous, and effortless.”

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“I wish when I was 17, somebody had told me not to care so much about what other people had thought.”

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“My life is a big accident, so where I end up, I think it's all accidents.”

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“A lot of actors are like, 'Why do I do this? My character wouldn't do this? This doesn't make sense.' And in a comedy, you kind of just need to walk into the door.”

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“Even the shows or movies that we know are not going to change the world, I love this. I love 'em. I'm a movie fan. I'm a nerd of any kind. I love a big studio comedy as much as I love the teeniest tiniest of indie. I'm not a snob in that way. I really do like a big, big studio comedy.”

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“Free Agents' was an awesome experience. I never play the glam girl in anything, so that was a new experience. I would walk into one of my trailers and it would be like Spanx, a spray-tan gun, and chicken cutlets. I would have hair extensions. It was hilarious. Every day felt like I was turning into an awesome drag queen.”

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“I don't want to ever say to somebody, 'You don't have to see it. It's not good.' I'm done with that. I'd love to just do things that I respect. That being said, I do have two children to put through school, so we'll see if I can put my money where my mouth is, but I would love to just work with people I respect.”

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“I was on vacation with my family when I got the scripts for 'Wanderlust' and I was trying to work on the audition while I was on vacation. I remember a big gust of wind blew the entire script into the pool, so I had to dry it with a hairdryer.”

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“I've always done theater. I've never thought of myself as a comedic actress in any way. 'Anchorman' kind of cracked that open. When I got a small part in 'Anchorman,' I didn't know it was possible on camera to improvise. So I was like, 'What's happening?”

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“There is a lot of kissing in 'Boeing-Boeing.' A lot! And not pecks on the cheek or lips - although there's some of that, too - but full-on, farcical lip locks. My poor husband. He definitely wasn't prepared for as much smooching as there is.”

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“There was something about the Cleveland Play House that was the holiest place - you know, with the ghost light on the stage and the brick. It was just the most beautiful theater in the world.”

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Born: July 23, 1973
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