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I was not an activist.

I don't necessarily see myself as an activist, running down the street and knocking at every door.

I was raised in a very activist household so that I grew up surrounded by people who were activists.

I'm not an activist.

Unfortunately, I don't think I can call myself an activist because I don't really do enough of anything.

Being an activist is about getting things done. It's not about standing around shaking your fist in anger.

Activism is very seductive, and writing is painful and hard. It's very scary to have a death threat living over your head. Activism is very sustaining. But I don't view myself as a political person. I'm just someone who desperately wants to stay alive.

I'm not an activist per se, but I have strong feelings about things. People can jump on celebrities for being ill-informed or naive, but I've got a right to say what I believe.

Maybe subconsciously I've kept activism separate from acting because it's important to me in a more profound way.