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Jennifer Lynn Connelly (December 12, 1970) is an American actress. She began her career as a child model before making her acting debut in the 1984 crime film Once Upon a Time in America.
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The thing that really matters to me is well-being and happiness.
It wasn’t until my late twenties that I realised acting could be a creative experience.
You have to do it. You can't keep thinking about it, you just sort of surrender to it, especially when you get the opportunity to work with great actors.
Lots of other people have won Oscars, too, and there are a lot of talented women my age working who could play the roles I go after just as well.
I don't really have a vested interest in what they do career-wise, so long as it's neither destructive to their bodies nor illegal. And hopefully not destructive to other people's bodies either.
I'd like both of my kids to remain kids as long as possible until they actually have to become grown-ups, so I prefer none of them become professionals before adulthood.
I did think that it was the sort of film that we could do together, and we had wanted to work together on something for some time.
I'm more reserved. I can be kind of shy in a group. Once I'm comfortable with someone, I'm not reserved.
I can’t say exactly how it impacts me and changes me, but I feel like the process of doing that and really considering other perspectives, I feel like it offers some kind of teaching.
After working with him, he became a real hero of mine because he was so kind to me – I was a 14-year-old kid and knew nothing.
I went through a really hard time at the end of last year. The biggest thing for me is that my kids grow up safely and have happy lives. For me, that’s enough.
I got to spend the whole year with my kids and my husband. And that's wonderful. My job really suits me.
I still don't know if I have the hang of it. It's kind of a work in progress but I've felt more invested than ever and committed and passionate since the birth of my son.
I'm incredibly loyal, I like that. I'm not into trends and fads. I'm in it for the long haul. The same goes for relationships, business and personal. I believe in functioning that way.
It’s weird how much his death has affected me, especially how I feel now. I am much more conscious of how precious time is and I strive to find joy in everything. I catch myself quicker now when I start wasting my time worrying about silly things.
He was funny and gracious and made me feel so comfortable. He was amazing. Subsequently, I became a huge fan of his music.
I didn't have a very rebellious personality, I was someone who wanted to make people happy. I was almost an overachiever kind of kid.
My character has a lot of rapid-fire technical jargon, so wrapping your head around it and trying to say it with authority is a challenge. For me, the scenes that are more emotionally fraught, I always find the most fun to play.
And here we all are separated from people that we love and not able to go live the lives we’ve always loved. It is strange. I didn’t quite anticipate. I don’t think anyone anticipated being in this position now.
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