Of course any actor is going to be happy to be nominated for an Oscar - absolutely - but I don't really think of it in that way. I've never really thought of my job in that way, because that's just a lot of pressure to be working towards one goal. I'm much more interested in finding roles that make me feel happy about going to work every day.

Kate Mara

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I thought [Johnny Wujek] was really cute. And so, I was super shy about getting naked in front of him. I didn't want to show him my goods...because I thought he might be straight.

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There's nothing worse than people who want to make you feel better when you are losing. I just want to smack them.

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I'm not interested in politics, or being a part of them. I definitely do my homework and make sure that I know what's going on, and I'm responsible enough to be able to vote for people that I respect. But other than that, I've never been a part of the political world.

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I'm either at the movie theater, or I'm at home cooking - well, not really cooking because I don't cook, I usually have friends over who can cook, and they do the cooking. I'm sort of a homebody, even though I love going out to dinner and I love going to the movies. Those are my favorite things to do on a night off.

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I'm still passionate now about my job, but when I first started out as a kid, I was so motivated. No one had ever acted in my family before, and my parents had no idea how to help with that. I would leave notes on my parents pillow every night at 13 saying, "Please help me find an agent!" Eventually it worked, so I relate to that go-getter mentality.

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I don't choose my projects based on genre, I choose them based on the role and whether or not I've tackled that yet, based on the director and such.

I feel like I'm exactly where I should be. by Kate Mara

I feel like I'm exactly where I should be.

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Even if I'm eating healthy, I let myself indulge with french fries. That's my favorite thing. You only live once!

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I have so many friends who have no idea what they want to do. They are out of college and working, but not sure they are doing what they want to do, which is normal.

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Pink is like the one color I say I hate, and yet somehow I end up wearing it. Like, Michael Kors sent me a pink dress, and I'm like: 'So beautiful!' And I'm wearing it telling him 'I hate pink, why am I wearing this? It's really nice though.'

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Everybody has to be responsible for their own actions - and if they do something wrong, I believe in paying for it.

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If 10 years ago I was told I'd be where I am now, I would've been... by Kate Mara

If 10 years ago I was told I'd be where I am now, I would've been pretty happy.

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I wish no teams had cheerleaders. I find it more distracting than... by Kate Mara

I wish no teams had cheerleaders. I find it more distracting than anything else.

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I don't ever take anything for granted. by Kate Mara

I don't ever take anything for granted.

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Whenever I dream about flying, it's the best feeling in the world... by Kate Mara

Whenever I dream about flying, it's the best feeling in the world.

flying dream feelings

In New York, you can just wake up and everything sorts itself out... by Kate Mara

In New York, you can just wake up and everything sorts itself out. I love that, not having a plan.

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Eventually you get bored and you want to work. by Kate Mara

Eventually you get bored and you want to work.

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I remember telling the agent, 'I don't want to do anything but Broadway.' She was like, 'That's not really possible because there is not that much Broadway. So I'll send you out on TV and stuff like that.'

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I guess it's easier to get things made when you know the story you want to tell, you know the characters you want to play, and you know the filmmakers you want to tell them with.

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We don't ask for opinions on our outfit all the time - but for a big of event, like the Emmys, absolutely. I actually sent my sister a picture of the [J Mendel] dress I wore to the Emmys before I chose it, and she was obsessed. She was like, "Oh, I want that." And I said, "Let me wear it first!"

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