Great Quotes by Annette Bening

9 Great quotes by Annette Bening

Annette Bening’s reflections on greatness come through in nine succinct statements. This small set showcases her emotional depth and theatrical insight, giving a quick sense of her perspective on success.

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I've tried to take roles with great demands.

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It's easier to see in someone else, another actor, how they kind of disappear and then this other persona appears. A great…

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Getting all dressed up and putting on fancy clothes - all of that's a great thing, but oddly, it doesn't really have…

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When I started in the theater, I'd do plays by Shakespeare or Ibsen or Chekhov, and they all created great women's roles.

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Even with a stable character, you want something surprising to happen, hopefully because that's what the camera loves the most. That's what…

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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…

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To me idealized characters are so boring to play, especially having grown up in the classical theater. That's a great experience, but…

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I read 'Game Change.' If you want to relive the campaign, that book is unbelievable. It's great. It's the book of that…

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Everybody has a public life, and they have their own private life. Everybody has their secrets. Everybody has their own private, you…

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I never thought my private life would be newsworthy.

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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.…

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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 the process…

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One of the things on a very practical level as an actor or actress is that when you do a play, you do the…

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We want to be seen for who we really are, and each person has his own complex story and reasons for doing what they…

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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…

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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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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…

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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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Anybody who has children and children who are well feels a sense of responsibility towards parents and kids and families that are struggling and…

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I just want to be educated.

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I remember hearing someone say that good acting is more about taking off a mask than putting one on, and in movie acting, certainly…

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