I think you sort of shed skins as you go along in life. You get into your 40s, and you feel like,… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
I don't see myself as having to compete with younger actresses; I don't feel that. — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
I feel that certain things are best kept inside a family and not discussed with anyone else. — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
I feel very, very lucky to have come from the family I did. We have our dysfunctions and our problems, just like… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
I feel really lucky that I'm able to pursue the work that I love. I want my children to see that. I… — 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
Most women would say they relate to 'Hedda Gabler' - there's a part of her in them. Ibsen was writing about a… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
With movies, so much of it is, 'Who is the human being that is going to be directing it?' Because it is… — 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
I do have to take care of myself, not only because I'm in the movies, just for mental health reasons. I exercise… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
You end up loving every character that you play but a lot of the people I've played, I should just say for… — 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
