Acting is not about being famous, it's about exploring the human soul. — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
Why I love acting is that it's totally subjective and I like that. I like that. — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
If you're an actor, you have to find a way to make peace with all the media attention. — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
What really motivates you to try to work things out as an actor is in large part fear, because you want to… — 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
It's easier to see in someone else, another actor, how they kind of disappear and then this other persona appears. A great… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
As an actor, you want to be open to the unexpected. So in order to be open to that, you do have… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
It's hard to make a living in this business. Unions aren't as strong as they used to be. For a journeyman actor… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
We all perform our lives in a way. And the actor is a perfect metaphor to get at that theme of 'how… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
A lot of acting is working with your own psyche in order to allow yourself to be open and reveal yourself. But… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
You can't ask the guy with the checkbook to always be the person. So, we actors have to try. And believe me,… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
It's always tricky to watch yourself, always. When I first had to watch myself, it was really hard because I'd done quite… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
One of the things on a very practical level as an actor or actress is that when you do a play, you… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Why I love acting is that it's totally subjective and I like that. I like that. — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
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 Image
