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> [We all get lost along the way, but hopefully we figure out some sort of path. It helps if you can imagine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/we-all-get-lost-along-the-way-but-hopefully-we-figure-out-some-sort/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

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> [I think you sort of shed skins as you go along in life. You get into your 40s, and you feel like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-think-you-sort-of-shed-skins-as-you-go-along-in-life-you-get-into/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

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> [I wanted to be a classical actress. I plodded along. I went to junior college in San Francisco, I was in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-wanted-to-be-a-classical-actress-i-plodded-along-i-went-to-junior/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

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> [What really motivates you to try to work things out as an actor is in large part fear, because you want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/what-really-motivates-you-to-try-to-work-things-out-as-an-actor-is-in/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

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## Other authors on Along

## More by Annette Bening

> [I never thought my private life would be newsworthy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-never-thought-my-private-life-would-be-newsworthy/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-do-have-to-take-care-of-myself-not-only-because-i-m-in-the-movies/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

> [We all get lost along the way, but hopefully we figure out some sort of path. It helps if you can imagine the process…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/we-all-get-lost-along-the-way-but-hopefully-we-figure-out-some-sort/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

> [One of the things on a very practical level as an actor or actress is that when you do a play, you do the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/one-of-the-things-on-a-very-practical-level-as-an-actor-or-actress-is/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

> [We want to be seen for who we really are, and each person has his own complex story and reasons for doing what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/we-want-to-be-seen-for-who-we-really-are-and-each-person-has-his-own/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-don-t-see-myself-as-competing-with-other-actresses-i-mean-i-went/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

> [I'm lucky: almost all my family has lived to be very old. I have one grandfather who lived to be 100.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-m-lucky-almost-all-my-family-has-lived-to-be-very-old-i-have-one/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/it-s-always-tricky-to-watch-yourself-always-when-i-first-had-to-watch/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

> [To me, I didn't think of acting as being a young thing only.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/to-me-i-didn-t-think-of-acting-as-being-a-young-thing-only/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

> [I act, but I am a mother first and wife second.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-act-but-i-am-a-mother-first-and-wife-second/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

> [Why I love acting is that it's totally subjective and I like that. I like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/why-i-love-acting-is-that-it-s-totally-subjective-and-i-like-that-i/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/somebody-said-something-really-smart-it-s-like-you-end-up-being-the/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

> [Anybody who has children and children who are well feels a sense of responsibility towards parents and kids and families that are struggling and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/anybody-who-has-children-and-children-who-are-well-feels-a-sense-of/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

> [I just want to be educated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-just-want-to-be-educated/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

> [I remember hearing someone say that good acting is more about taking off a mask than putting one on, and in movie acting, certainly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-remember-hearing-someone-say-that-good-acting-is-more-about-taking/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

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