The most intoxicating thing about being an actor is to surrender to a story that you never would have come up with.
Brit MarlingI wasn't actually very naturally good at economics. My brain doesn't work very well, in terms of mathematics.
Brit MarlingBeing a waitress can be a very brutal job sometimes, and I remember during the training, the person said to me, "The redder the lips, the better the tips," and that was like the only advice she gave me.
Brit MarlingI think I am looking as an actor to find ways to push myself into places I haven't been before as a human being.
Brit MarlingEventually, if you're the train that's leaving the station, people will race to catch up with you. I think that's one of the things I've figured out. You can't wait for permission to act, you just do; then people are like, "Oh, look at that person just doing over there. Maybe I'll come join them."
Brit Marling