Cinema Quotes by Annette Bening

11 Cinema quotes by Annette Bening

Annette Bening offers eleven compact observations that speak to the heart of storytelling. Her concise reflections capture the nuance of performance and the pull of a good narrative, perfect for a quick literary pause.

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I've made some movies that I really loved that nobody saw.

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I'm still very critical of myself in film.

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In a film, if you can capture what's going on underneath, you can begin to make a connection between the character and…

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I love watching people listen. And on film often some of the best moments if you think about favorite moments on film,…

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The films that are interesting you never can stop... there's no end point, you just keep thinking and musing about it.

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With movies, so much of it is, 'Who is the human being that is going to be directing it?' Because it is…

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A lot of directors in my experience are very receptive. They see what you do first, and then they want to find…

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I'm just as intrigued by acting as ever. It's an ongoing process. There's no arrival. There's no point at which you say…

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Most of the people that I've worked with when shooting films that I really respect, there is a point which you do…

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I had never met an actress or an actor when I thought that I might like to be one. I had never…

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One of the things that I love when I go to a film or when I'm reading some book or whatever, is…

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I'm lucky: almost all my family has lived to be very old. I have one grandfather who lived to be 100.

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

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I act, but I am a mother first and wife second.

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Why I love acting is that it's totally subjective and I like that. I like that.

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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…

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I just want to be educated.

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