120 Quotes by Brit Marling

If you play it safe every time, then you're missing the best part of acting. You haven't learned anything about your humanity.

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.

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 feel like I'm a much better person when I'm developing my imagination and my innocence and my vulnerability. I like that version of me better than the version where I'm just working on my analytical mind.

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.

You are the sum total of the choices you make every day.

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.

Human beings are flawed and complicated and messy.