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“You learn stuff from every character you play about the human condition that can be quite enlightening.”

Quote by Jacki Weaver

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Jacki Weaver is an esteemed Australian stage actress, born on May 25, 1947. She is renowned for her exceptional performances in the theatre, particularly at the Sydney Theatre Company and the Royal National Theatre in London. Weaver has a wide range of performance experiences on both Australian and international stages, and has won multiple theatre awards. more

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“I do a lot of American plays. I've done a lot of Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams and Neil Simon. I was in 'Sisters Rosensweig,' 'Six Degrees of Separation,' all of that stuff. So we're very familiar with America. I did 400 performances of 'Born Yesterday.' I did 700 performances of 'They're Playing Our Song.'”

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“I love gay Mardi Gras in Sydney, which is a big parade, a big march that thousands and thousands of people participate in. And there's one little group... well it's not little, it's got hundreds of people marching, and they're all very sweet, middle-aged and elderly people who are the parents of gay children who are out and proud.”

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“I love when I am not typecast. I've been acting for 50 years. I was such a baby face; I was playing children until I was in my 30s, which frustrated me enormously. Now that I am 65 and getting to play women in their 50s, I am getting paid back for having to play children for so long.”

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“In Australia, I grew up watching 'The Mickey Mouse Club,' my son grew up watching 'Sesame Street,' my grandson's growing up watching 'Dora The Explorer.' So we are sort of saturated with American culture from the day we're born, and to those of those who do have an ear for it, it's second nature.”

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“Sexism is alive and well! We were saying this forty years ago. I'm an optimist, so I like to think we've progressed in some ways - in Australia, we get equal pay.”

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“Sometimes you trust someone who turns out not to be honest. There are a lot of things that happen in life that don't turn out the way you're given the impression that they will. And I think that's all kind of a con. But I think we've probably all been hurt.”

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“It's rare when you have everything going perfectly all at the same time.”

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“I don't really see science fiction as fiction. I can imagine colonies on Mars and everything.”

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“Secretly, I had always wanted to go to Vegas, and have my own really bad act!”

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