Gaby Hoffmann Quotes

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Gaby Hoffmann

Profession : Actress

Birth : January 8, 1982

I've been very excited to have children for a long time. It definitely added an interesting twist to the night we screened 'Lyle' at Outfest, and I got up to do the Q&A, and I had this huge belly no one was expecting. It creeped everybody out in the best way.

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The amount of attention and sensitivity and education that we're getting in terms of specifically the transgender community is great, and certainly that's new to me. But it's not incredibly unfamiliar. I grew up in downtown New York in the '80s.

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I was like, Amazon Prime? Who has Amazon Prime? It turns out everybody.

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I think that anybody coming out and saying, 'This is who I am, and let me show it to you...' is good for the world.

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It's true that most people in the trans community don't have the incredible wealth and privilege that Caitlyn does. I don't think that, in any way, diminishes her struggle in her own transitioning.

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I actually voted for Nader.

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I think anyone who behaves boorishly but without a good sense of humor is not as fun to watch.

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I know that in my own personal life, the people who I have dated who are funny can get away with a lot more than the people who aren't.

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I thought I was a sexy symbol!

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You can do your job and be yourself and be comfortable all at the same time!

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History is weirdly dismissed as not having anything to do with the present moment.

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It's hard to live in a blind and aimless - or dishonest, rather - narrative when somebody in your family is going farther toward - or at least think they are and say they are - their true self.

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Nudity has never been a big deal to me. I sort of grew up with a lot of it in my family.

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I was raised in a way where there was no distinction between kids and adults.

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My mother certainly never altered the topics of her conversation based on children being present.

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Too bad, whenever adults tell kids to enjoy their childhoods, kids are like, 'You don't understand anything,' and everyone is right.

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When I was a kid, I wasn't making my choices based on anything other than 'Did I want to work that day?' or 'Did being in school sound more fun?' And I don't remember ever reading a script and thinking, 'Is this going to be a fun part to play?'

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I went to school to study literature and writing, even though I didn't end up really doing that in the end. I thought I would be a teacher, but I didn't really think about it in any practical way.

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My mom grew up in a strict Catholic family and moved to New York and became part of the Warhol factory.

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My senior thesis was a documentary. By the time I graduated from college, I thought I was going to make films, and my interest in acting was there but kind of confused.

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