Brit Marling

I always feel like the editing room is like coming into the kitchen. What kind of a meal do you make from there? It can be anything.

I'd studied theater growing up and loved that, but didn't have many examples of artists around me.

One of my favorite stories growing up was 'A Wrinkle in Time'. I loved that book.

I didn't understand how you could be an actor if you didn't also study philosophy and study political science, astronomy. And also just go out and live life and have experiences.

We put limitations on the way that we think about things, on ourselves, think about all the boxes we live in, male or female, you're this age, that age, this is your job, this is not your job, everything is about getting boxed in.

When I was a kid and going to the movies I was overwhelmed by the way women were always second-class citizens in the film.

Is there anything worse than being called the 'It Girl?' By definition, there will be a new one in two weeks.

I'm still a bit of a romantic and an idealist and hopelessly naive.

A couple of compromises in a row and suddenly you're very far way from the person you thought you were.

I get uncomfortable when people give me presents and watch me open them. I don't have birthday parties, because the idea of a group of people singing and looking at me while I'm blowing out candles gives me hives.

I think we're scared of intimacy - all of us, a little bit.

Science fiction has a way of letting you talk about where we are in the world and letting you be a bit of a pop philosopher without being didactic.