I think for all of us, as we age, there are always a few moments when you are shocked. — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
The tension I feel is the moment they say, 'Action!' Movies are like lightning in a bottle, and you always want to… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
I love watching people listen. And on film often some of the best moments if you think about favorite moments on film,… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
Getting all dressed up and putting on fancy clothes - all of that's a great thing, but oddly, it doesn't really have… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
By the time I was in high school, Roe v. Wade had passed, so that was also happening; girls were getting pregnant… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
I can be very snobby about fiction, especially contemporary fiction. I can be kind of overly demanding, I think. But this is,… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
Movies are details. Movies are billions of details that come into a certain moment. So with all the years and months and… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
I think in the past, around the time that method acting became so prevalent, it used to be that American actors were… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a classical actress. I plodded along. I went to junior college in San Francisco, I was in a… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
I don't see myself as competing with other actresses. I mean, I went through a time when I was in New York,… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
There's so much of our psychological makeup which is impermissible for us to explore because it's inappropriate or perverse or scary. I'm… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
If you push in every time there's a big moment, then the tenth time you push in, you're not going to get… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
Sometimes people don't rehearse at all, but you might have had a chance to rehearse for a few days, or even more… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
I do have to take care of myself, not only because I'm in the movies, just for mental health reasons. I exercise for me.… — Annette Bening Copy Share
We all get lost along the way, but hopefully we figure out some sort of path. It helps if you can imagine the process… — Annette Bening Copy Share
One of the things on a very practical level as an actor or actress is that when you do a play, you do the… — Annette Bening Copy Share
We want to be seen for who we really are, and each person has his own complex story and reasons for doing what they… — Annette Bening Copy Share
I don't see myself as competing with other actresses. I mean, I went through a time when I was in New York, and I… — Annette Bening Copy Share
I'm lucky: almost all my family has lived to be very old. I have one grandfather who lived to be 100. — Annette Bening Copy Share
It's always tricky to watch yourself, always. When I first had to watch myself, it was really hard because I'd done quite a few… — Annette Bening Copy Share
Why I love acting is that it's totally subjective and I like that. I like that. — Annette Bening Copy Share
Somebody said something really smart: It's like you end up being the defense attorney for your role. Your job is to defend their point… — Annette Bening Copy Share
Anybody who has children and children who are well feels a sense of responsibility towards parents and kids and families that are struggling and… — Annette Bening Copy Share
I remember hearing someone say that good acting is more about taking off a mask than putting one on, and in movie acting, certainly… — Annette Bening Copy Share
