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“If Wes Anderson has a very strong cast, he can direct the minutia of that story and still manage to have something that lives and breathes.”

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Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon is an American actress born on October 4, 1946. She has achieved iconic status in the film industry with her remarkable performances in classics such as 'Midnight Cowboy', 'The Strawberry Statement', and 'Dead Man Walking'. more

“There have been a few little films I'd done like that that the studio just decided not to do much with, films like Anywhere but Here [1999] or Jeff, Who Lives at Home [2012]. Thank God people find them later and love them. I'm always really drawn to people who have seen these strange little films.”

People Littles Has Beens Done Home Film Strange Decided And Love Studios Thank God Anywhere But Here

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“You just can never count on a formula, on a movie that you think is going to be a big hit, and that's why you do it. You have to choose each one for what you think you'll learn and the fun you'll have. And maybe the cool people that you work with or a character that you're going to be able to explore ... You just keep your fingers crossed.”

People Thinking Character Bigs Able Fun Fingers Formulas Cool People Fingers Crossed

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“I was very withdrawn and definitely played with dolls well into eighth grade. But I was the oldest of nine, and that grounded me in a way that I don't think I would have been grounded otherwise. So I was able to - or forced to - function practically. But I think, by nature, I was someone who lived in my head, in my imagination.”

Thinking Way Wells Has Beens Able Imagination Function Nine Grades Grounded My Imagination Dolls Eighth Grade

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“Being a Catholic, I was drawn to the mystery of the Latin and the smoke and the mirrors and all of that. That part of my disposition definitely did lend itself to finding my way to the back door of some artistic pursuit.”

Way Doors Mystery Findings Mirrors Catholic Pursuit Smoke Artistic My Way Latin Disposition Back Doors

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“I always had a problem with original sin; I always had a problem with the exclusivity of the church and a lot of the things that the nuns taught me.”

Problem Church Sin Taught Originals Nun Original Sin Exclusivity

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“By the time I went to the Catholic University of America, which was the time the priests were all leaving with the nuns, the more I studied about the Bible and how it came about, the more I lost my faith.”

America Lost Catholic Leaving University Priests Nun

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“It didn't seem to have relevance, except in Central America or South America, countries where the church was connected to the fight of the people for economic justice. That's why it was so interesting to find myself back with Sister Helen [in Dead Man Walking], this new breed of nuns who were making a difference in the community.”

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