As an actor, you have an accumulated knowledge base. But there's also something about it that every time you really feel like you're doing it for the first time; you have no idea whether you're capable of it. Brit Marling accumulateactorbase share on social
A whole film is just about arriving at a moment where you hopefully transfer some feeling to the audience. Brit Marling arriveaudiencefelt Change image and share on social
Modern life has gotten so strange, we all get 150 emails and text messages a day, and it's hard when things are moving that quickly to keep that sense of wonder about being alive. Brit Marling alivedayemail Change image and share on social
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. Brit Marling bitedidacticfiction Change image and share on social
I think I am looking as an actor to find ways to push myself into places I haven't been before as a human being. Brit Marling actorfindhuman Change image and share on social
One of the great pleasures of acting is surrendering to someone else's point of view of the world - living inside a character and a story that never would have come out of your mind or heart. Brit Marling actcharactergreat Change image and share on social
Life is beautiful because it doesn't last. Brit Marling beautifullife Change image and share on social
We're always just telling stories, and stories are always just approximations of the truth. It's never the truth exactly. Brit Marling approximationstorytell Change image and share on social
I think there is a general unrest or curiosity about what a human future is going to be like, and whether the way we're living is even sustainable. Brit Marling curiosityfuturegeneral Change image and share on social
I learned from my parents the idea that, if you are devoted enough and you want to study something enough, you can really teach yourself anything. Brit Marling devoteidealearn Change image and share on social