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. Brit Marling birthdayblowcandle share on social
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. Brit Marling citizenclassfilm 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
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
Life is beautiful because it doesn't last. Brit Marling beautifullife Change image and share on social
I think sometimes big budget means explosions! CGI! CGI, the possibilities are so limitless that it begins to be impractical. Brit Marling beginbigbudget Change image and share on social
So at some point you realize that your life is not just going to start one day in the future, that you're living it. Brit Marling dayfuturelife Change image and share on social
Nothing seemed as scary as waking up at 40 and realizing that I had not lived a very courageous life. Brit Marling courageouslifelive 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
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. Brit Marling ageboxfemale share on social
