Annette Bening Quotes & Sayings (Page 8)

“There are so many different kinds of relationships, so it's sort of difficult to define what is considered normal.”

“To me, I didn't think of acting as being a young thing only.”

“What makes us love a character is a character that tries.”

“When I started in the theater, I'd do plays by Shakespeare or Ibsen or Chekhov, and they all created great women's roles.”

“I didn't picture myself as a movie actress. I began to think about it around college. I remember thinking, 'Well somebody has to be in them,' so maybe I could do that eventually. It's all been a surprise.”

“We still want to idealize moms, and sometimes we want to idealize actresses who are moms, too. I know that's something I've experienced, but we're all just doing the best we can and we're all trying to raise our kids and talk to them about everything that needs to be discussed.”

“I didn't do a movie until I was almost 30. I'm grateful for that because it gave me a chance to be an adult in the world and do work in the regional theater that very few people cared about. I loved it and I wanted to do that stuff.”

“Right now, I love the fact that I have so many opportunities, but I know this privileged position cannot last. That doesn't mean that I'll stop working. I picture myself as an old actress doing cameos in films with people saying: 'Isn't that that Bening woman?'”

“A lot of directors in my experience are very receptive. They see what you do first, and then they want to find a place to put the camera, and they tweak you here and there.”

“Anybody who has children and children who are well feels a sense of responsibility towards parents and kids and families that are struggling and that aren't well.”