Most times when people pitch you as being perfect for a part... they don't look at you as an actor who can transform. A lot of people are so literal. — Catherine Keener Copy Share Image
If you work in casting, it's sort of not cool to want to act. A lot of people think that casting directors are frustrated actors, but it wasn't true with any of the casting people I knew. — Catherine Keener Copy Share Image
I encounter really tough men and women who are just so harsh, you can't bend them. You do come across these kinds of people… — Catherine Keener Copy Share Image
The celebrity-making machine-photographers, paparazzi, press and stuff like that-can be ruthless. — Catherine Keener Copy Share Image
I... had guys on the set who didn't like me... they weren't interested in the cold character. — Catherine Keener Copy Share Image
The movies I usually do are maybe three or four weeks because they don't have a lot of money. — Catherine Keener Copy Share Image
I'm not a public figure at all. I don't really go out a lot to places where there are people like those who sit… — Catherine Keener Copy Share Image
Most times when people pitch you as being perfect for a part... they don't look at you as an actor who can transform. A… — Catherine Keener Copy Share Image
You know, Salma Hayek is a great cook, and she's a friend.. She's an amazing cook. If she opened up a restaurant, I would… — Catherine Keener Copy Share Image
I don't think I'm very ambitious at all. But I seem to play people who have that quality. — Catherine Keener Copy Share Image
These days there are a lot of people who just want to be famous. I think that comes from a naive place, because those… — Catherine Keener Copy Share Image
I have a hard time visualizing anything, which is why I'm not a director, and which is why I try to work with ones… — Catherine Keener Copy Share Image
