Carrie-Anne Moss quotes

Carrie-Anne Moss is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Trinity in The Matrix film series. Her filmography spans a wide range of genres, including drama, science fiction, and thriller. She remains recognized for her strong, dynamic performances on both the big and small screen. Here are 16 of her quotes:

After 'The Matrix,' I cannot wear sunglasses. As soon as I put them on, people recognize me. (Carrie-Anne Moss)

When you play a doctor, you have to look like you can do it but you don't actually go and do it. It's not like you learn how to cut open somebody and go do surgery. You have to think of a human being and not play the idea of what that would look like.

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People tell you the world looks a certain way. Parents tell you how to think. Schools tell you how to think. TV. Religion. And then at a certain point, if you're lucky, you realize you can make up your own mind. Nobody sets the rules but you. You can design your own life.

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I'm a very simple person. I don't use computers.

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I'm such a private person, and sexuality is such a private thing. A sex scene is much harder than a fight scene. It's one thing to say, 'Kick higher,' but 'Kiss harder' - that's just crazy.

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Are you gonna fuel your faith or fuel your fear? I'm all about fueling my faith, especially when it's hard to do so.

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To experience life you have to kind of face a lot of fears.

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I don't believe in being typecast. If I believed it, it probably would have happened to me. You attract what you make.

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My husband jokes that I'll invite people over for dinner and he won't know who they are or where I met them. But in my work world, I've never really been tempted to tell too much of my story.

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Eventually I want to be a full-time mother who works occasionally - and being an actor you have that freedom.

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I just can't stand the sound of my voice sometimes, or how my face looks. There are always a few times at every premiere when I just have to cover my eyes when I'm up there. (Carrie-Anne Moss)

For me, the biggest thing is someone who's kind. I'm not into the bad-boy thing.

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Where it gets clear for me about the privacy issue is with my kids because they didn't choose this kind of life. I'm an incredibly open person, though - I'll tell anyone anything.

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I was 30 when I did 'The Matrix.' When you turn 30, your life and your world view change. I remember feeling relieved - it was like I was seeing things in a deeper way.

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I definitely acknowledge that 'The Matrix' and Trinity had an influence on female action-oriented characters in television and in film. I think it's awesome.

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When I did the first 'Matrix,' after it came out, I had a woman come up to me and just thank me for Trinity because she was an action writer. She said she was getting really good opportunities now.

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Occupation: Canadian Actress
Born: August 21, 1967
Quotes count: 16

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