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Sandra Bullock is an accomplished American actress, born on July 26, 1964. She is renowned for her remarkable performances in films such as 'Speed' and 'Miss Congeniality'. Bullock has won an Academy Award for Best Actress and is considered one of Hollywood's most influential actresses.

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“I was never the kind of girl who said, "One day, I am going to be a beautiful bride, and I am going to have a family." I wanted to work and support myself and make my parents proud. All I did was work. I did three or four films a year, and felt like I was on a treadmill. Finally I said, "Nothing is exciting to me anymore." So I took six months off, which turned into a year, and said, "God, I don't miss it." That's when all kinds of interesting things crossed my path.”

“I'm always in this shape, that shape, whatever shape you like the most. I am always in various stages of shapes. If the woman needs to be more soft I'll gain weight and then I'll lose weight for another film that I did where I wanted her to be more wiry. I enjoy using my body as something that helps me get to a character.”

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“You're never in control. That - that is the greatest fallacy of the - you know, there's over 200 people that it requires to make a film. And there's people who are in control of how you look, what your performance is, what takes are used, what - you're only in control of how you say no.”

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“I was able to say to everyone, 'Would you be willing to take a role that you've cherished and worked on for a long time and change it to female?' And there was not any hesitation, which was a real win. That hopefully shows a shift in the climate for women in film, although we still have some climbing to do.”

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“My quest to find a great role for myself started long before this film [ "Our Brand Is Crisis"]came around.”

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“If I can do anything in this time of my career, I want to make it easier for other actresses and girls who are growing up to go, 'I get to be a part of a comedy or an action film or a romantic comedy or a thriller or just a romance, without having to wind up with someone to complete us.' I complete me. I just got lucky that, after I completed myself, I met someone who could tolerate me.”

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“I didn't watch any films. This film, The Proposal, had it all in the script. Once all the pieces, once I met Anne Fletcher and I knew what she wanted and that we wanted the same things, and once they said Ryan Reynolds was on board and once the casting came together, you saw what it wanted to be.”

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“I will make myself sick on films, just because you want everything to be right. I can't sleep if something hasn't been done or is out of place.”

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“I've always wanted to do a female buddy film, the kind the guys get to do.”

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“I've been in enough films where the studio wanted that extra little cuteness to make it sellable.”

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“If a film is not a success, then that's just the way things are. Nothing I can do can make a difference. I have stopped worrying about it.”

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“If you can't categorize a film for a studio, it's really difficult for them to wrap their heads around it and give you the money.”

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“I don't understand why there needs to be a love interest to make women go see a film. I think society sort of makes us feel that way - that if you don't have a guy, you're worthless.”

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“It's sad when you say a $30 million film is an inexpensive film, but it is.”

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Born: July 26, 1964
Known for: Actress
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