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“I didn't want to whisper and giggle about [puberty] anymore. I felt incredibly self-conscious. I felt like I was losing myself, and I was losing who I was. And that really scared me.”

Quote by Mara Wilson

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Mara Wilson, born on July 24, 1987, is an American actress. She began her acting career at a young age and gained widespread popularity for her remarkable performances in several well-known films. Her notable works include the 'Home Alone' series and 'Little Women'. more

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“I felt like I had to be conscious of myself as a girl for the first time. I had to be more feminine. I had to look a certain way. And it's something that you want to suffer in silence, but I would go onto movie sets and they would bring out bras that were basically binders, because there were continuity problems between months.”

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“Children change a lot in terms of personality. Camaraderie that you feel with somebody might not be there a year later. That group might not have the same chemistry. So I completely understand why they're rushing into it, because they probably feel like they have to.”

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“David Sedaris wrote in one of his books that people like to make children into little grown-ups, which to him is about as funny as a dog in sunglasses.”

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“People want to bring kids to their level, and they want to make it seem like kids have this thing. It's seen as funny to them.”

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“Of course I didn't have a boyfriend then. I didn't even have a camp boyfriend then [at age of 13].”

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“I was such a nerd. It just wasn't something I would have wanted. And I didn't want to act like an adult.”

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“I remember reading To Kill A Mockingbird when I was 12. What I liked about it is that it was all seen through a child's eyes. It was Harper Lee going back and writing it from the way a child would see those things.”

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“I didn't trust adults because I thought they were all kind of corrupted.”

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“I thought children were pure and innocent, and that was inherently better.”

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“I guess I was a philosophical child.”

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