List of Jodie Foster Quotes

I Don't Know If You've Ever Seen Some Of The Sidney Lumet Movies, Like Dog Day Afternoon [1975] Or Network [1976]. They're Real Events That Happen In Real Time, And There Are All Of These Different Characters Experiencing The Same Thing In Different Parts Of The Movie ... I Am So Bad At Explaining My Films. But It's In The World Of Finance And The World Of Media, And How They Connect. It Was A Big Undertaking. A Big, Mainstream Movie, Which Stars Julia Roberts And George Clooney. But For Me, It's Really Just A Small Story About Character And People.

I've Got That Irish Thing Going On. Lots Of Irish In My Background.

I Really Did Feel Like I Was Surrounded By Family Members. I Didn't Have A Dad, And I Remember There Were All These Guys - In The Old Days, There Were No Women, Except A Makeup Artist Or, Occasionally, A Script Supervisor. So There Were Just Guys Who Taught Me How To, You Know, Whittle Wood, Or How To Pull Focus, And What The Camera Was Doing. And If I Was Being Bratty, They'd Sit Me Down And Tell Me. There Were Lots Of Rules About Not Being Late And Making Sure That You Didn't Spill Anything. So It Felt A Little Bit Like I Was In A Family.

I Did A Couple Of Plays In Junior High School, Maybe High School, And Then I Did A Play In College.

I Can't Imagine Ever Not Doing [acting]. I Would Feel Like I Would Have Lost A Limb. But I Am Older Now, And Sometimes I Wonder Who I Would Have Been And What About Me Would Have Changed Had I Not Had These Experiences As A Young Person

I Didn't Grow Up Really Wanting To Be An Actor. I Don't Remember Ever Not Being An Actor.

I Made, Like, Five Movies While I Was In College. I Think They Just Weren't Memorable Movies. I've Taken Breaks As The Years Have Gone On - I Burn Out Every Once In A While.

I Look Back At My Career When I Was Younger And Can Connect What I Was Going Through At The Time With The Characters I Was Playing. I See The Similarities In Them Reflecting On My Life.

Going Back And Forth Between The Press And Something Like The Crucible Must Be Really Crazy And Intense.

I Prefer To Commit 100 Per Cent To A Movie And Make Fewer Films, Because It Takes Over Your Life.

But Now I Really Don't Want To Work Unless I Really, Really Care About A Project.

Acting, For Me, Is Exhausting. I'm Always More Energized By Directing. It's More Intense To Direct. I Can Pop In And Express Myself, Then Pop Out Again. It's A Huge Passion For Me.