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Maggie Gyllenhaal is a renowned actress with a career that spans over two decades in film and theater. Known for her versatile performances, she has garnered attention for her roles in critically acclaimed films such as 'The Good Girl' and 'Secretary'. Gyllenhaal has been praised for her ability to portray complex characters with depth and nuance.

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“I'm 37 and I was told recently I was too old to play the lover of a man who was 55. It was astonishing to me. It made me feel bad, and then it made me feel angry, and then it made me laugh.”

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“A lot of actresses are doing incredible work right now, playing real women, complicated women. I don't feel despairing at all. And I'm more looking with hope for something fascinating.”

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“Sometimes I'll read things in the script and think, "That's not how humans behave," or "I don't understand how to do that role and make it seem like I'm not some kind of strange alien or on a sitcom." I don't get it, and when I feel that way, I have to listen to my instinct. My initial instinct does lead me in a direction that I can trust.”

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“I don't feel that way now. I don't want to make movies for the 10 people who feel exactly the same way about the world that I do. I want to make movies that many, many people see, and I want to say something that I believe is important in a way that people who don't agree with me can hear. And that involves making different kinds of choices, but it's not like a compromise that I'm making. It's that something else interests me, something else is appealing to me.”

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“We have our phones right by our beds, right next to us in our most exposed, vulnerable moments. And yet the government could have been collecting information from our phones at any moment. I think that basically as humans, we feel that's a violation.”

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“I feel there is no shortage of real interesting women's roles. But I found them and did all of them just now.”

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“I feel so gratified about having finished college. I learned how to articulate myself. It gave me confidence more than anything. And also the ability to analyze the text.”

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Author:Maggie Gyllenhaal

“I really want my kids to feel, is that they can be themselves in the world.”

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Author:Maggie Gyllenhaal

About the Author

Born: November 16, 1977
Known for: Actress
Quotes: 65

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