Jessica Chastain has admitted that she is happy in the knowledge that not all her movies and performances are going to be a success.
Chastain has burst onto the big screen this year with some great performances in The Tree of Life, The Help and The Debt.
But the actress knows that she will not always have the same success that she has enjoyed over the last twelve months.
Speaking to LA Times the actress said: "Right after Tree of Life came out, I started hearing about strategies for my career.
"And I made a decision that I wasn't going to do anything based on a strategy.
"If I don't continue to challenge myself and risk failure, I have no business being an actor. I'm not an actor to be a personality. I want to see every part I take like a master class.
"And you know what? I'm going to fail sometimes. And that's okay. Because when you fail, you learn more."
Chastain has picked up her first Golden Globe last week for Best Supporting Actress for The Help.
And she has already completed work on Tar, Mama and another project with director Terrence Malick.
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