Anna Paquin quotes

Anna Paquin is a Canadian-born actress who gained fame as the second-youngest winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "The Piano." Her versatile career includes acclaimed performances in films and television series such as "X-Men" and "True Blood." She continues to be recognized for her talent and impactful presence on screen. Here are 33 of her quotes:

Everything about being a teenager and not feeling like you fit in is just magnified by being a mutant!

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I was never overexposed and work never became a chore. I was a very good girl wanting to do a good job.

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I'm Anna Paquin. I'm bisexual and I give a damn.

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Stubborn people get themselves in a lot of trouble, but they also get things done.

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I'm sure for some people saying they're bisexual feels less scary than making a statement that they're gay. For me, it's not really an issue because I'm someone who believes being bisexual is actually a thing. It's not made up. It's not a lack of decision. It's not being greedy or numerous other ignorant things I've heard at this point. For a bisexual, it's not about gender. That's not the deciding factor for who they're attracted to.

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I work out like a maniac and I spray tan a lot. Genetics were kind, but I work very hard.

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I just do what feels right. I think the great thing about getting to do what I do is that you can try out being a different person without having to screw up your life to do it.

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I think it's an amazing quality to be able to roll with the punches and not be totally ruined as a person because life's been rough for you. That's a really admirable way to go through your life.

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One hate crime is committed approximately every hour of every day in this country.

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I get paid to do the thing I love most, and maybe that makes blending into the crowd impossible sometimes, but I wouldnt trade it for the world.

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My sexuality is something I'm completely comfortable with and open about. There's a lot of prejudice toward us but the more people talk about it, the less of a big deal it will be. And that will be better for everyone.

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You gain and lose different things in different mediums or different sectors of different mediums. There are liberties you get on tiny indie films in terms of not having to be designed toward a marketing demographic.

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I have a really, really, really normal family. And by normal I mean we're all nuts on some level. I think you've gotta be a little nuts to pursue any kind of creative job. I was also a really good kid. I know that sounds really dull, but I didn't rebel in the traditional sense.

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I'm drawn to doing interesting stuff at work. And some of the time with the supernatural, you get to do really crazy, fun things. But I'm not a big genre-fantasy gal, particularly.

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I'm so organised. I never screw up. I've done it maybe twice before. I check my calendar seven times a day.

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Maybe I'm misjudging people, but I feel like a lot of people still have an image of me in a bonnet at nine years old.

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I was honestly never a huge school person.

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It's great to have the freedom to enjoy your work and not feel like you're leaving your other life behind.

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You find happiness where you find it.

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Well, the years from 10 to 20, when your body, mind and everything is like changing every five minutes, can be pretty torturing. And most of the interesting characters, I think, are somewhat tortured or torturous. I'm 20 now, so I'm only just an adult.

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I don't know what it is that I'm doing, but I'm really enjoying myself. And I'm free to do it as much as I want.

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Just because I do what I do doesn't mean I escaped adolescence, all the bumps and bruises that go along with it.

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