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Dree Hemingway

"I think the only reason I wanted to do modeling, really, was because I knew I wasn't ready to act; I knew I didn't have enough life experience, and I knew that doing photo shoots was a way of acting. Playing a character each shoot and being able to just emerge yourself in these awkward experiences - it was amazing."

Source : "Futures: Sean Baker’s ‘Starlet’ Dree Hemingway Opens Up About Life as Model and Acting Opposite an 87-Year-Old Newcomer". Interview with Nigel M. Smith, www.indiewire.com. November 8, 2012.

Dree Hemingway

#Character Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Awkward Quotes

“I wasnâ€™t old enough to realize that I could be my terrible self and have people love me for that.”
“I know a man who is in love with my friend. He loves her absolutely. The only thing he wants in return is for her to love him.â€ Saiman arched his eyebrows, imitating me. â€œAnd?â€ "Youâ€™re the exact opposite of him. You lack the capacity to love, so you want to smother mine as well.”
“Physiology is concerned with all those phenomena of life that present them selves to us in sense perception as bodily processes, and accordingly form part of that total environment which we name the external world.”
“The word 'romance,' according to the dictionary, means excitement, adventure, and something extremely real. Romance should last a lifetime.”
“Working in Tokyo has convinced me that, contrary to what people think, it is actually one of the world's most beautiful cities.”
“Choose some sport or other vigorous physical exercise that is consistent with your situation and physical condition and be regular in pursuing it. Get the blood circulating and give your major muscles a workout.”
“The word 'religion' takes on a sinister cast when one examines its root, religare, meaning 'to bind,' which in turn means 'to hold, to make prisoner, to restrain.”
“In my grandparents' time, it was believed that spirits existed everywhere - in trees, rivers, insects, wells, anything. My generation does not believe this, but I like the idea that we should all treasure everything because spirits might exist there, and we should treasure everything because there is a kind of life to everything.”

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