We all have insecurities, and ...

We all have insecurities, and the thing that makes them crippling is that we all have the ability to blow them up into such huge issues in our minds, that we might as well have a facial deformity. It keeps us from really going out there and living our lives, and forgetting about hating yourself and just experiencing the world around you.
 Christina Ricci

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Working in television it's really great to be able to stick with a character for a long period of time. It's not like you have one shot, and that's it. You have more time, more room, an ability to reflect on your performance and the character and how much has really been shown, and what you'd like to see. It's nice. You have more breathing room.
 Christina Ricci
As long as we can tell stories about our ability to survive, the more we will hope, not self-destruct.
 Christina Ricci
It's fun to be sarcastic, but now I'm able to express myself in a way that's much more sincere.
 Christina Ricci
I think it's really great to be able to stick with a character for a long period of time. It's not like you have one shot, and that's it.
 Christina Ricci
That worries me an awful lot. If people misunderstand our intentions [in Black Snake Moan], especially regarding my character, then they're essentially exploiting an already exploited and abused woman. So it's a huge concern for me.
 Christina Ricci