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This reflection on truth by Julianne Moore resonates across generations. It highlights a fundamental truth about human nature: our continuous search for meaning in truth is what ultimately defines our character and our path forward.

About Julianne Moore

Julie Anne Smith, known professionally as Julianne Moore, is an American actress. Prolific in independent films and blockbusters since the early 1990s, she is particularly known for her portrayals of emotionally troubled and vulnerable women. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Additionally, she is one of only two women to have won an acting award at each of the world's three major film festivals.

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"I'm not really afraid of things that are imaginary. I enjoy it. I enjoy big narrative, and I enjoy big feelings. Having a feeling is never going to kill you."

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"We shouldn't require our politicians to be movie stars. Then again, we're all influenced by charisma. It's hard not to be. We all collectively fall for it."

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"Frankly, acting doesn't scare me because I really enjoy it."

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"In grade school, I was a complete geek. You know, there's always the kid who's too short, the kid who wears glasses, the kid who's not athletic. Well, I was all three."

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"In all science, error precedes the truth, and it is better it should go first than last."

— Hugh Walpole
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"To be a writer does not mean to preach a truth, it means to discover a truth."

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"In every war zone that I've been in, there has been a reality and then there has been the public perception of why the war was being fought. In every crisis, the issues have been far more complex than the public has been allowed to know."

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"Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can't be good for you."

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