It's always tricky to watch yourself, always. When I first had to watch myself, it was really hard because I'd done quite… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
If you can open people's hearts first, then maybe people's minds get opened after that. — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
It's kind of a mystery to me, as far as my own life experiences and what I've witnessed - why some people… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
You can't ask the guy with the checkbook to always be the person. So, we actors have to try. And believe me,… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
People always ask us women about how we balance our lives. Rarely do they ever ask men this but we are asked… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
I fall in love with all the people I'm working with, women, directors, everybody. As actors, that's actually one of the real… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
Right now, I love the fact that I have so many opportunities, but I know this privileged position cannot last. That doesn't… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
Five billion people have played Hamlet. 'To be or not to be.' And how do you do that and find your way… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
I didn't do a movie until I was almost 30. I'm grateful for that because it gave me a chance to be… — 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 had never met an actress or an actor when I thought that I might like to be one. I had never… — 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 love watching people listen. And on film often some of the best moments if you think about favorite moments on film,… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
You read something and you know it's not there yet. There's a little section here that... this part's good but that is… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
I always wonder about people's history and their lives, especially people that are a little bit more distant, who obviously have had… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
Most of the people that I've worked with when shooting films that I really respect, there is a point which you do… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
Movie is a near art form. It's showbiz and people want to make money. And generally people are financing things because they… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
A lot of acting is working with your own psyche in order to allow yourself to be open and reveal yourself. But… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
In a film, if you can capture what's going on underneath, you can begin to make a connection between the character and… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
Sometimes people don't rehearse at all, but you might have had a chance to rehearse for a few days, or even more… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
I've played parts that were just likable people, and there's a certain pleasure in that. And that's that. — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
Some people say talent is energy and that's a very interesting way of thinking about it. In other words, people with talent… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Why I love acting is that it's totally subjective and I like that. I like that. — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
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 Image
