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Rachel McAdams, born on November 17, 1978, is a Canadian actress renowned for her outstanding performances in several well-known films, including 'The Notebook', 'Deadpool', and 'Midnight in Paris'. She is celebrated for her unique acting style and versatile performance abilities.

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“I love vintage clothes. I have a real passion which probably comes from the days of my mum who had this great dress up box that she put all her clothes from the 60s and 70s in - platform shoes and jumpsuits and boots.”

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Author:Rachel McAdams

“I've discovered as I've grown up that life is far more complicated than you think it is when you're a kid. It isn't just a straightforward fairytale.”

Thinking Kids Life Is Complicated Straightforward Fairytale Life Is Not Easy Being Straightforward

Author:Rachel McAdams

“A kiss with anyone, on or off camera, can be intimidating. I’ve been kissing for nearly two decades now, and I’m always convinced I’m not doing it right. Chemistry is so important in a great kiss. You can act your way through anything, but it’s hard with a kiss.”

Way Two Important Hard Kissing Cameras Convinced Decades Chemistry Intimidating

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“I do have a side of me that would just love to be stuck in the woods and have to stick it out and be really resourceful.”

Sides Sticks Woods Stuck Resourceful

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“I love those preliminary conversations about who a character is. You try on wigs, shoes and clothes. It's preferable when it's not about looking pretty. It can get a little dull to just be cute. We talk about things like, maybe my character can't afford these Christian Louboutins.”

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“I really like having a life outside work. I sometimes wish I did more career stuff and was in that Hollywood scene a bit more. But Toronto's my home.”

Sometimes Home Wish Stuff Bits Careers Scene Hollywood Toronto

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“I'm not an amazing cook, but I can follow a recipe.”

I Can Cooks Recipes

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“I've had heartbreaking auditions where they don't even look at you. You're out before you're in.”

Looks Auditions Heartbreaking

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“Running through airports with pounds of luggage - that's a good workout.”

Running Travel Pounds Workout Airports Luggage Good Workout

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“The physical part of comedy is as hard as a lot of action movies. It scares me, but in a way that I like.”

Way Hard Action Comedy Scare Action Movie

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“You know, I have some issues. But I just love to play different characters all the time, and I try not to repeat myself too much.”

Knows Trying Different Play Character Issues Too Much Repeats Different Characters

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“A friend of mine had this great theory about the Teletubbies, that it's preparing us for being mindless. And getting us ready for living in an underground world. That's why the scenery is so flat.”

World Mines Ready Theory Flats Preparing Scenery Mindless

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“I sort of always had an inkling towards some kind of an art form. I grew up in a very small town, and I just figure-skated. My dad played hockey and I was surrounded by sports, but it wasn't quite doing it for me. I wasn't totally fulfilled, and I did a lot of skating.”

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“I love auditioning. Since “The Notebook” and “Wedding Crashers,” I don’t have to audition anymore, and I miss it. You get to show your interpretation of the character. I get nervous when I don’t audition. What if they hate what I want to do?”

Ifs Want Character Shows Hate Missing Nervous What If Interpretation Auditions Notebook Wedding Crasher

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“I use filming as an excuse to take classes. I got my certification in sailing for 'Wedding Crashers,' and now I can handle a 26-foot boat. I played a seamstress once, so I took sewing classes. I love dipping into these other lives.”

Inspirational I Can Use Funny Class Feet Excuse Handle Boat Wedding Sailing Sewing Wedding Crasher

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“If I hurt someone, if I were to accidentally poke someone's eye out, I would laugh. And then I'd say, 'I'm sorry, I really do feel bad,' but then I'm on the floor rolling.”

Ifs Feels Eye Hurt Laughing Sorry Apology Rolling I'm Sorry Poke Hurts Someone

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“I don't know, I like to go on really different types of dates. Going someplace new or some new part of the city, something that's not your average thing. Something where you just go have an adventure together.”

Knows Different Together Cities Adventure Type Goes On Travel Average Funny Travel

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“Chemistry is so important in a great kiss. You can act your way through anything, but its hard with a kiss.”

Way Important Hard Kissing Decades Chemistry

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“I love books where you can't get out of bed. You want to consume them in one sitting, devour them. Those are my favorites, where you've almost abandoned your life for them. That doesn't happen every time, but those are the best.”

Want Book Happens Bed Sitting Abandoned

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“I definitely believe that you are drawn to certain things for inexplicable reasons, but in a very powerful way. I don't know what it is exactly, but I know that things happen kind of miraculously sometimes, and so I'm willing to believe that there's something pretty magical out there.”

Knows Way Believe Kind Sometimes Reason Happens Certain Powerful Willing Things Happen Very Powerful Inexplicable

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“I confess I am a romantic. I love romance, and I think it's really fun and delicious and some of my favorite films are love stories. I think that you just get a chance to fall in love with the characters so much and you get to explore their lives so deeply.”

Thinking Character Stories Film Romance Fall Fun Chance Falling In Love My Favorite Love Story Delicious

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“I have a certain curiosity for life that drives me and propels me forward.”

Certain Curiosity

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“I've sort of heard that "it" girl thing, but not really. Hearing it from a few people doesn't solidify it in my mind and I wouldn't know how to solidify that title. It's so elusive and what does it mean, I don't know?”

People Knows Mind Mean Doe Girl Know How Heard Hearing Titles Know Me Elusive Mean Girls Girl Thing

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“I've always liked dressing up. And I love a high heel - the higher the better. I just feel funny in flats.”

Feels Higher Flats Heels Dressings High Heels Dressing Up

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“During a movie, chemistry is so important, and yet they just assume actors can fake their way through it. That doesn't always work.”

Way Important Actors Assuming Fake Chemistry

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“I always wish I could go back and see the people that I love as children.”

People Children Wish

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“I can be quite surprised by what makes me cry, but it's usually spiritual things.”

I Can Spiritual Cry

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“I didn't get my first pilot that I screen-tested for, and I really thought it was the end of the world. But it's fine, you know, you move on to something else.”

Knows World Firsts Ends Moving Fine Screens Pilots Tested End Of The World

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“I did do some Shakespeare on film, it's really difficult. It's really interesting, because I was doing a series in Canada called 'Slings and Arrows' and it was about a company based around the Stratford Festival.”

Film Difficult Interesting Company Series Canada Festivals Arrows Really Interesting Slings And Arrows

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“I drink maple syrup. Then I'm hyper so I just run around like crazy and work it all off.”

Running Crazy Drink Working It Hyper Maple Syrup Maple Syrup

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“I'm very silly as a person, but quality silliness on-screen has more of an art to it. Harrison Ford, whom I was in Morning Glory with, has mastered that dry funny better than anyone.”

Persons Art Funny Quality Morning Glory Screens Silly Dry Silliness Morning Glory

Author:Rachel McAdams

About the Author

Born: November 17, 1978
Known for: Actress
Quotes: 81

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