We put limitations on the way that we think about things, on ourselves, think about all the boxes we live in, male or female, you're this age, that age, this is your job, this is not your job, everything is about getting boxed in. I think we accept a lot of those boxes, that labeling, and the way that we perceive the world, but what even is perception? It all seems pretty flexible to me.
Brit MarlingI wasn't actually very naturally good at economics. My brain doesn't work very well, in terms of mathematics.
Brit MarlingI think there is a general unrest or curiosity about what a human future is going to be like, and whether the way we're living is even sustainable.
Brit MarlingI think the first thing I thought when I got out to L.A. was just: Oh, if I want to act, I have to find a different way to go about it because the parts for girls are as dispiriting as the banking jobs. You have to really be willing to invent, I guess, a different path for yourself.
Brit Marling