Brit Marling

So at some point you realize that your life is not just going to start one day in the future, that you're living it.

I'm still a bit of a romantic and an idealist and hopelessly naive.

I feel like I'm a much better person when I'm developing my imagination and my innocence and my vulnerability. I like that version of me better than the version where I'm just working on my analytical mind.

I get uncomfortable when people give me presents and watch me open them. I don't have birthday parties, because the idea of a group of people singing and looking at me while I'm blowing out candles gives me hives.