Brit Marling
Brit Marling
Brit Heyworth Marlingis an American actress, screenwriter and film producer. She first gained recognition in 2004 with the documentary Boxers and Ballerinas and later became a Sundance star with the Searchlight movies Sound of My Voice, Another Earthand The Eastwhich she co-wrote in addition to playing the lead role...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth7 August 1983
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
Sometimes big budget means explosions! CGI! CGI, the possibilities are so limitless that it begins to be impractical. I'm more interested in the kinds of movies where the science fiction world has a set series of rules and you operate in it because of, maybe, constraints in the budget.
Modern life has gotten so strange, we all get 150 emails and text messages a day, and it's hard when things are moving that quickly to keep that sense of wonder about being alive.
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.
When I'm sitting writing, I know that something works if I've made myself cry, or laugh, or have a visceral emotion.
Having spent a lot of time trying to figure out screenwriting, I do feel moved and I want to try to write good roles for women of every age.
The only thing that's important is that every day I'm waking and doing something that I really love to do.
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.
Nothing seemed as scary as waking up at 40 and realizing that I had not lived a very courageous life.
Life is beautiful because it doesn't last.
Is there anything worse than being called the 'It Girl?' By definition, there will be a new one in two weeks.
I'd studied theater growing up and loved that, but didn't have many examples of artists around me.
Maybe the best definition of what a great partnership or great love is when people make each other grow in a better direction than they would have grown on their own.
I think what's so attractive about acting is that you get to live several lifetimes in one.
Then in college, besides economics, I also majored in studio art and got involved in photography and making short films and acting. But I didn't know you could make a living that way.