Keri Russell Quotes
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We all have some version of a fantasy that's easy to escape to, and we all want a real relationship where there's a common give-and-take and you're seen for who you are, and appreciated for that.
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I know not every mom is a secret KGB spy, but every mom has this whole other life. Every dad and every person has this whole other life.
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I think people like to be thrilled and excited. And a scary movie is a safe way to do that because you're not actually doing it. It's entertainment. You know that you're in the confines of this two-hour space of safety in the movie house.
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I just thought that Adrienne [Shelly] wrote a great character [for Waitress]. It really was all on the page.
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Really, it [the Waitress] was a story about believing in yourself ultimately, and caring enough about yourself to change your life.
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I feel better in my mind when I work out. It makes everything better.
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Sex has never been something I've done in my career - at all.
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I would not let my children act when they are young!
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We shot the movie [Waitress] in 20 days so there wasn't a lot of time to learn. There wasn't a lot of pie baking going on, at least not by me. But we always had pies while we were filming - we ate two different pies every day for lunch!
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I can make cookies and do easy stuff. Pies are very specific and hard to do well though.
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While 'Felicity' was successful in the States, and I had opportunities to do other stuff, I didn't want to do anything to make myself more famous. I wasn't dealing well with the celebrity of all of that. I was 23 - just a kid - and not coming from money, it was all just too much. I just wanted to slow it down a little bit, and gain control.
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When I was on the 'Mickey Mouse Club,' there was Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Ryan Gosling and Christine Aguilera. But they were 12 and I was 17, so there was a bit of an age difference.
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I love Cheryl [Hines] so much and had so much fun with her. Off set we got on so well and would tell stories.
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With a pie, the crust is a real delicacy. It's very hard to get it just right because it's got to be cold and just the right consistency. There's a whole art to it and I haven't learned how to do it [filming in Waitress].There's not a lot of time for cooking, especially when you're shooting nights or working until 11pm.
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I think it's quite common and realistic. There are many stories like this [in Waitress]. [Jenna, my character] marriage looks really horrible up on the screen but I think there are a lot of people in bad relationships who wake up and think to themselves: "Wow, how did I end up here? Why am I still here and so unhappy and not satisfied with my life?"
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I am literally the worst person at keeping secrets. I'd be the worst spy of all time.
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You don't get to be the bad mom and still succeed at your job and be tough. It's such a good job because it's so rare. It's a really rare job.
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I'm kind of a scaredy cat - I don't watch a ton of them. I mean, I started reaching this script at night and had to wait until the next morning to finish it so it would be light out. It really scared me. The scary movies I like are The Others and Pan's Labyrinth - they're so scary but they're about real things, and hopefully this is too.
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I think the first time I realized I was actually acting was during Felicity. Before that, I was just going along for the ride.
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I do think it [the Waitress] speaks in a positive way for women and it was surprising for me to see it for the first time as a movie all put together with music. I really liked it a lot.
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When you are 16 you are supposed to be doing cool things, like sneaking alcohol, not living in Disney World and doing skits about mice.
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I don't have time for any special skin routines. Many a night I go to bed with the gloppy mascara and all.
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I don't think I ate a green vegetable until I was 30. I didn't grow up with a mom who enforced that at all.
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Growing up, I would say Wonder Woman and Nancy Drew were definite role models for me. Historically, I know Amelia Earhart stands out for me.
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People - not just in their teenage years - hold on to this fantasy of love when they're not ready to have a real relationship.
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It's sad when girls think they don't have anything going on except being pretty.
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I was a huge fan of 'Arrested Development,' and there's just something it tickles in me and it's bright and it's hilarious.
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Freddie [Highmore] is great in the movie [August Rush]. It comes out this Fall and I play a young cellist, a prodigy, who is touring and doing concerts. She's very young and has a one-night fling with an Irish rocker, played Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who is also a really talented musician.
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Anything that opens you up emotionally is going to impact your acting. Parenthood, becoming a mom, certainly does that.
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The thing I loved about this movie [Waitress] when I read the script was that it was exactly the kind of film that I love to watch. It's not just funny, it's serious, just when you need it to be and true to life in a way.
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