I filmed seven movies in 2011 and I think that was a mistake. I pushed myself too hard and I want to be able to come to work each day and give 100 percent. I guess I found out what my boundaries are.

Anna Kendrick

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As an actress you're perpetually about to be unemployed. That fear - when you have two parents who worked 9-to-5 jobs and went through periods of being unemployed - is real. Those were not welcome times in my childhood. Working 14 hours a day isn't sustainable, but I prefer it to doing fewer films. I might as well be doing the thing that I wanted to do my whole life.

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I feel like I've got it together when things are going well with... by Anna Kendrick

I feel like I've got it together when things are going well with my family.

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There are times when I still feel like an actual toddler in a grown-up - well, semi-grown-up - body. But other times I can't wait to actually be 30, just so I can say things like, "I'm 30. I don't have time for that. F - k off!"

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I think my iTunes is a kind of strange and embarrassing mix of show tunes and artists that I have no perception of whether or not they're huge or not, you know? I'm the kind of person who doesn't realize that The Arcade Fire is a big deal, but then I expect everybody to know Cocoon, and people tend to not know Cocoon.

artist fire thinking

I feel like people want there to be this mystery between film and theater, but I just kind of went where I got jobs, you know?

want jobs people

With any other movie, you're entering new territory, so it's quite different to be involved in something where it's the same characters, and the same people.

entering character people

I stole comic books from my brother when I was a kid, but I was never like an avid fan. I can't claim to be like a comic book geek.

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I remember hearing once that good girls don't get caught. I think that's sort of a lot of what my teen years were like.

girl years thinking

The music industry seems scary to me. I mean the film industry is crazy enough so the music industry to me seems like the wild, wild West. Like I would just never dare.

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Nobody pulls a prank like George Clooney. by Anna Kendrick

Nobody pulls a prank like George Clooney.

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We should be thanking Apple for launching the $10,000 'apple watch' as the new gold standard in douchebag detection.

douchebags apples gold

There have definitely been more than a few moments in my life where I'm wondering where the next paycheck will come from and how I'm gonna pay rent.

next wonder pay

I like my men like I like my coffee. Silent. by Anna Kendrick

I like my men like I like my coffee. Silent.

silent coffee men

I'm into 'The Walking Dead,' 'Shaun of the Dead,' obviously, and I've seen all the Romero movies. I am a classic zombie queen. And I love the White Walkers on 'Game of Thrones.' Weirdly, it wasn't until pretty late in life that I found my entry point into horror films.

queens white games

My family has had to become quite understanding about me not retu... by Anna Kendrick

My family has had to become quite understanding about me not returning phone calls when I'm filming.

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I'm a big fan of '30 Rock,' which I think is the most genius show... by Anna Kendrick

I'm a big fan of '30 Rock,' which I think is the most genius show on television.

rocks fans thinking

It's a lot easier to act when the writing is good. Nothing is more frustrating than trying to figure out 'Well, why did I say this next?'

next writing trying

I started auditioning when I was about 10 and I didn't get my first job until I was 12, and two years at that age is really hard.

jobs two years

I was at awards shows and felt really lost so it was good to play... by Anna Kendrick

I was at awards shows and felt really lost so it was good to play someone who was really lost.

awards play lost

I couldn't sleep when we were apart and I'm told that I would display a particular grin and head tilt when reading his text messages or the letters that he would hide in my bag, five years later, none of that has changed. He is the person who has my complete admiration and also the person whose smile makes me melt every time.

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