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The Shape of Water (2017, Guillermo del Toro)

What a shame, for I dearly love to laugh.

My identity was tangled up in the parts that I had played since I was a child. I would go through my closet and only see audition clothes: Brie looking older, Brie looking ’60s, Brie looking ’40s, Brie looking younger in the future. I realized that if you’ve been acting since you were 7, there are a lot of stories inside you that are not actually yours. It’s a blessing to play all these different characters, but it’s also confusing. And overwhelming. I can’t tell you how many times I quit only to ­realize that when the work has been your life, you don’t really have a life without it.

Breathe. Just breathe. Now reach out. What do you see? Light, darkness, a balance.

Instagram: @ maddiegreer

Hello! Oh, my heart is pounding.

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La La Land (2016) dir. Damien Chazelle

Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2016)

Lobbying is about foresight. About anticipating your opponent’s moves and devising counter measures. The winner plots one step ahead of the opposition. And plays her trump card just after they play theirs. It’s about making sure you surprise them. And they don’t surprise you.

I have an overactive brain, and as a result of that, I can really get in my own mind. So I like to try and exercise it to the point of exhaustion.

Amy Adams photographed by Paola Kudacki for TIME Magazine.

Daisy Ridley attends EE British Academy Films Awards.