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“I love scary movies. The Shining and Don't Look Now are two of the best.”

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Famke Janssen is a Dutch-American actress born on November 5, 1965. She is renowned for her performances in films and television, particularly for her role as Mystique in the X-Men film series. more

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“I try not to have high expectations of people because it just sets you up for disappointment, but it's great to work with actors who are that talented and accomplished.”

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“It's never been important to be a huge star or to have some breakout role. If you're the lead, you get a lot more screen time and you get a lot more chances to develop that character more thoroughly than you would if you do it in a little supporting part.”

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“I want to work with great directors. I want to work on good material with good actors. I've probably done 20 movies at this point and a lot of independents. It's been an incredible ride and I love it and I'm just going to keep going and doing what I'm doing.”

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“Triple tonguing? It was sort of invented. It wasnt in the script. It was something that I came up with.”

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“I would rather not work than play in a movie that nobody watches.”

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“He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.”

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“I'm a firm believer in taking risks in life, because you'll never get anywhere unless you do, and the more risk involved the greater the outcome - or the worse, but you never know so you've got to go for it.”

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