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I believe in possibility, but I'm not sure I believe in demons. I was trying to like downgrade that word to superstition. "Am I superstitious?" And I realized, "No, but maybe it's superstition, maybe it's OCD." They might be closer than you think. Like when I pick a book off a shelf, I'll look at all of them. They're the exact same book with the exact same words inside, but I'll think that one is meant to go home with me. Now I sound crazy. [laughs] And I'll never pick the first thing up off a shelf, it has to be the one behind.
Jennifer Carpenter
I get that she’s a fighter for what she believes in, like her destiny is always on the horizon and she’s chasing it with all her might. She doesn’t always have the vocabulary to say what she means, which is why she has a bad mouth. But her heart is in the right place.
Jennifer Carpenter
I prepared for this role like an athlete would, so that I could do anything, physically or mentally that Scott wanted me to do, and be able to go wherever he tried to take me,
Jennifer Carpenter
I read several books on possession and exorcism and did some study on epilepsy. I tried to look at everything from a birds eye perspective and not let my own point of view get in the way.
Jennifer Carpenter
I wanted to play this role because I thought the story was so incredible and so fascinating that it's almost unbelievable, which is exactly why I wanted to help tell it. I liked the idea that Scott Derrickson wasn't thinking of using a lot of special effects, which was sort of a brave call nowadays. And I liked the idea of being invited to make something new, something that hadn't been made before.
Jennifer Carpenter
I wasn’t sure if I was allergic to hay or not, I’m from Kentucky and you would think I would know but I didn’t. I took an antihistamine and I didn’t know that they make your blood thin and your heat race. So I was spending all day screaming and I almost fainted once. Right before I fainted I came to and opened my eyes and I didn’t know where I was or who anyone was so I took a breather and started up again. It was almost happening each time and all I knew was that the scream was the intention to get my sister to leave the barn. So when I see it now I know how I felt and what I was trying to do. It was so scary for me how I was feeling that it scares me now.
Jennifer Carpenter
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I went out with the mayor. I`m adult, and that was my decision.
Jennifer Carpenter
If anything, it just makes you look at your beliefs, whatever they are, and see how much space you've left for possibility. There was a great line that's not in the film now, but I think Tom's character says it, and it was, 'Faith without doubt is a dangerous thing.' I think I understand what that means now, whether it's faith in politics or faith in religion or faith in science. You have to always be open to some more.
Jennifer Carpenter
It`s just providing us a chance to check people out so that we can make sure we don`t have someone here that could pose a problem.
Jennifer Carpenter
My sister is a chiropractor and she says I have an unusually flexible lower back, but I don't do yoga, and I don't feel like I'm very bendy.
Jennifer Carpenter
They had made a dummy and would put it in the position they needed. I would look at it and see how well I could approximate it. They never once used the dummy.
Jennifer Carpenter
When I first got to L.A., I was stretching $20 a week, waiting tables, and I did that for about six months. I didn’t mind it at all, I was really happy for that experience, but it made me really get aggressive about what I want. I’ve been doing this since I was eight, and never considered doing anything else, so I really had to kick it into gear.
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