--- title: "17 Film Quotes By Annette Bening" description: "17 Film quotes by Annette Bening. Plus more from Annette Bening and more Film sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/annette-bening-3058_cinema_i-ve-made-some-movies-that-i-really-love_3128442.jpg" --- > [I've made some movies that I really loved that nobody saw.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-ve-made-some-movies-that-i-really-loved-that-nobody-saw/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/annette-bening-3058_cinema_i-ve-made-some-movies-that-i-really-love_3128442.jpg) > [I'm still very critical of myself in film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-m-still-very-critical-of-myself-in-film/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa9/annette-bening-3058_cinema_i-m-still-very-critical-of-myself-in-fil_1774408.jpg) > [Even with a stable character, you want something surprising to happen, hopefully because that's what the camera loves the most. That's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/even-with-a-stable-character-you-want-something-surprising-to-happen/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ea/annette-bening-3058_about_even-with-a-stable-character-you-want-so_2936870.jpg) > [The films that are interesting you never can stop... there's no end point, you just keep thinking and musing about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/the-films-that-are-interesting-you-never-can-stop-there-s-no-end/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/155/annette-bening-3058_cinema_the-films-that-are-interesting-you-never_1011616.jpg) > [I love watching people listen. And on film often some of the best moments if you think about favorite moments on film,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-love-watching-people-listen-and-on-film-often-some-of-the-best/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adf/annette-bening-3058_cinema_i-love-watching-people-listen-and-on-fil_2067980.jpg) > [In a film, if you can capture what's going on underneath, you can begin to make a connection between the character and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/in-a-film-if-you-can-capture-what-s-going-on-underneath-you-can-begin/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9c/annette-bening-3058_capture_in-a-film-if-you-can-capture-what-s-goin_2913703.jpg) > [A lot of directors in my experience are very receptive. They see what you do first, and then they want to find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/a-lot-of-directors-in-my-experience-are-very-receptive-they-see-what/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b37/annette-bening-3058_camera_a-lot-of-directors-in-my-experience-are_3148218.jpg) > [With movies, so much of it is, 'Who is the human being that is going to be directing it?' Because it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/with-movies-so-much-of-it-is-who-is-the-human-being-that-is-going-to/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/786/annette-bening-3058_because_with-movies-so-much-of-it-is-who-is-the_1177656.jpg) > [It's hard to make a living in this business. Unions aren't as strong as they used to be. For a journeyman actor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/it-s-hard-to-make-a-living-in-this-business-unions-aren-t-as-strong/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f99/annette-bening-3058_actor_it-s-hard-to-make-a-living-in-this-busin_2882542.jpg) > [Movies are details. Movies are billions of details that come into a certain moment. So with all the years and months and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/movies-are-details-movies-are-billions-of-details-that-come-into-a/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/833/annette-bening-3058_insane_movies-are-details-movies-are-billions-o_1154945.jpg) > [Movie is a near art form. It's showbiz and people want to make money. And generally people are financing things because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/movie-is-a-near-art-form-it-s-showbiz-and-people-want-to-make-money/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9d/annette-bening-3058_art_movie-is-a-near-art-form-it-s-showbiz-an_2456516.jpg) > [Right now, I love the fact that I have so many opportunities, but I know this privileged position cannot last. That doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/right-now-i-love-the-fact-that-i-have-so-many-opportunities-but-i/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d96/annette-bening-3058_actresses_right-now-i-love-the-fact-that-i-have-so_1160401.jpg) > [I had never met an actress or an actor when I thought that I might like to be one. I had never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-had-never-met-an-actress-or-an-actor-when-i-thought-that-i-might/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7e/annette-bening-3058_business_i-had-never-met-an-actress-or-an-actor-w_1957965.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-m-just-as-intrigued-by-acting-as-ever-it-s-an-ongoing-process-there/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cb/annette-bening-3058_acting_i-m-just-as-intrigued-by-acting-as-ever_2728778.jpg) > [Most of the people that I've worked with when shooting films that I really respect, there is a point which you do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/most-of-the-people-that-i-ve-worked-with-when-shooting-films-that-i/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00e/annette-bening-3058_caring_most-of-the-people-that-i-ve-worked-with_2393255.jpg) > [This is a good thing to say to film students. If there's a story point that you don't feel right about, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/this-is-a-good-thing-to-say-to-film-students-if-there-s-a-story-point/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/440/annette-bening-3058_film_this-is-a-good-thing-to-say-to-film-stud_2689269.jpg) > [One of the things that I love when I go to a film or when I'm reading some book or whatever, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/one-of-the-things-that-i-love-when-i-go-to-a-film-or-when-i-m-reading/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/082/annette-bening-3058_book_one-of-the-things-that-i-love-when-i-go_2302506.jpg) ## Other authors on Film - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-roger-ebert-80683.jpg) Roger Ebert 98 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/roger-ebert/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-werner-herzog-94806.jpg) Werner Herzog 92 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/werner-herzog/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-woody-allen-96336.jpg) Woody Allen 79 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/woody-allen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-lucas-37823.jpg) George Lucas 79 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/george-lucas/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-peter-jackson-74887.jpg) Peter Jackson 71 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/peter-jackson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-abbas-kiarostami-8765.jpg) Abbas Kiarostami 68 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/abbas-kiarostami/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steven-spielberg-87547.jpg) Steven Spielberg 66 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/steven-spielberg/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nicolas-winding-refn-71275.jpg) Nicolas Winding Refn 61 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/nicolas-winding-refn/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-clint-eastwood-24620.jpg) Clint Eastwood 61 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/clint-eastwood/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-christopher-nolan-23980.jpg) Christopher Nolan 61 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/christopher-nolan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-lynch-27713.jpg) David Lynch 60 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/david-lynch/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-martin-scorsese-64785.jpg) Martin Scorsese 58 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/martin-scorsese/) ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/annette-bening/#itemlist", "name": "17 Film Quotes By Annette Bening", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've made some movies that I really loved that nobody saw.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Annette Bening" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-ve-made-some-movies-that-i-really-loved-that-nobody-saw/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/annette-bening-3058_cinema_i-ve-made-some-movies-that-i-really-love_3128442.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/annette-bening-3058_cinema_i-ve-made-some-movies-that-i-really-love_3128442.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/annette-bening-3058_cinema_i-ve-made-some-movies-that-i-really-love_3128442.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've made some movies that I really loved that nobody saw.” — Annette Bening", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm still very critical of myself in film.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Annette Bening" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-m-still-very-critical-of-myself-in-film/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa9/annette-bening-3058_cinema_i-m-still-very-critical-of-myself-in-fil_1774408.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa9/annette-bening-3058_cinema_i-m-still-very-critical-of-myself-in-fil_1774408.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa9/annette-bening-3058_cinema_i-m-still-very-critical-of-myself-in-fil_1774408.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm still very critical of myself in film.” — Annette Bening", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Even with a stable character, you want something surprising to happen, hopefully because that's what the camera loves the most. 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