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> [I'd like to work more as a director. It's distracting being an actor, because - there's a lot of reasons. You find out you're going to work about six months before you start shooting, and then there's prep and there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodie-foster/i-d-like-to-work-more-as-a-director-it-s-distracting-being-an-actor/)

[Jodie Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodie-foster/)

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## More by Jodie Foster

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodie-foster/i-made-like-five-movies-while-i-was-in-college-i-think-they-just/)

[Jodie Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodie-foster/)

> [I spent a lot of time not in school, so I didn't have deep relationships with kids my own age.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodie-foster/i-spent-a-lot-of-time-not-in-school-so-i-didn-t-have-deep/)

[Jodie Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodie-foster/)

> [Let how you live your life stand for something, no matter how small and incidental it may seem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodie-foster/let-how-you-live-your-life-stand-for-something-no-matter-how-small/)

[Jodie Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodie-foster/)

> [Look, it's terrible, I know, but weakness really, really bugs me, to the point that if there is a wounded bird on the sidewalk,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodie-foster/look-it-s-terrible-i-know-but-weakness-really-really-bugs-me-to-the/)

[Jodie Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodie-foster/)

> [I want to be inspiring to myself, to my kids, my family, and my friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodie-foster/i-want-to-be-inspiring-to-myself-to-my-kids-my-family-and-my-friends/)

[Jodie Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodie-foster/)

> [Well, I certainly was exposed to and learned to appreciate the work of great directors early on. As a kid, my mother used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodie-foster/well-i-certainly-was-exposed-to-and-learned-to-appreciate-the-work-of/)

[Jodie Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodie-foster/)

> [Sometimes, you really don't understand why something is important to you until you get halfway through the movie - or maybe even all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodie-foster/sometimes-you-really-don-t-understand-why-something-is-important-to/)

[Jodie Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodie-foster/)

> [I think I missed all of the wonderful things ... I missed the control that you have in film, and I missed getting it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodie-foster/i-think-i-missed-all-of-the-wonderful-things-i-missed-the-control/)

[Jodie Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodie-foster/)

> [But the reason I became, why I wanted to be in the business was because there was Midnight Cowboy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodie-foster/but-the-reason-i-became-why-i-wanted-to-be-in-the-business-was/)

[Jodie Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodie-foster/)

> [I'm a technician. I don't go for the get-into-the-role stuff. I read the lines and play the scenes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodie-foster/i-m-a-technician-i-don-t-go-for-the-get-into-the-role-stuff-i-read/)

[Jodie Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodie-foster/)

> [Casting is a long process for me. I take a lot of time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodie-foster/casting-is-a-long-process-for-me-i-take-a-lot-of-time/)

[Jodie Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodie-foster/)

> [I already did my coming out about a thousand years ago in the stone age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodie-foster/i-already-did-my-coming-out-about-a-thousand-years-ago-in-the-stone/)

[Jodie Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodie-foster/)

> [Where I have problems is when I am in the midst of doing something that I am completely focused on, and then I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodie-foster/where-i-have-problems-is-when-i-am-in-the-midst-of-doing-something/)

[Jodie Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodie-foster/)

> [I was one of those avid moviegoers as a kid, and we didn't have video, so we went to see everything five times. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodie-foster/i-was-one-of-those-avid-moviegoers-as-a-kid-and-we-didn-t-have-video/)

[Jodie Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodie-foster/)

> [When I go into the stores, I pet the saddles. Until security comes and takes me away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodie-foster/when-i-go-into-the-stores-i-pet-the-saddles-until-security-comes-and/)

[Jodie Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodie-foster/)

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