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title: "2 Think Directors Quotes By Julianne Moore"
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> [You're in a movie, so you have to think about how something plays. It's not like you're thinking about how an audience is going to react. You're trying to present the story. You're trying to illuminate the lives of these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/you-re-in-a-movie-so-you-have-to-think-about-how-something-plays-it-s/)

[Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/)

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> [People think that the directors direct actors. No. Really, what the director's doing is directing the audience's eye through the film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/people-think-that-the-directors-direct-actors-no-really-what-the/)

[Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/)

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## More by Julianne Moore

> [I actually think acting is a form of self-hypnosis. You have to be hyper, hyper aware of what's going on around you. You have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/i-actually-think-acting-is-a-form-of-self-hypnosis-you-have-to-be/)

[Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/)

> [I knew from very early on that I wanted kids. I wasn't one of those women who goes, 'Well, if it happens, it happens.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/i-knew-from-very-early-on-that-i-wanted-kids-i-wasn-t-one-of-those/)

[Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/)

> [I hope this brings someone else the courage they need to face whatever challenge is before them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/i-hope-this-brings-someone-else-the-courage-they-need-to-face/)

[Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/)

> [“We redheads are a minority, we tend to notice each other - you know, and notice our identity”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/we-redheads-are-a-minority-we-tend-to-notice-each-other-you-know-and/)

[Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/)

> [When I was younger, I thought I had to shut myself off, work really hard to cry. I learned after a while that that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/when-i-was-younger-i-thought-i-had-to-shut-myself-off-work-really/)

[Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/)

> [I think every part's a challenge, and you also never know if you're going to pull it off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/i-think-every-part-s-a-challenge-and-you-also-never-know-if-you-re/)

[Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/)

> [Well, you know, I mean, she was so wonderful, and she really played the role to perfection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/well-you-know-i-mean-she-was-so-wonderful-and-she-really-played-the/)

[Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/)

> [I would be lying, if I said that sometimes it is just a job that you show up for because you're getting paid, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/i-would-be-lying-if-i-said-that-sometimes-it-is-just-a-job-that-you/)

[Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/)

> [I do like to work. I have my kids' books that I do, I have movies that I do, and I model.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/i-do-like-to-work-i-have-my-kids-books-that-i-do-i-have-movies-that-i/)

[Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/)

> [It's pretty boring, working by yourself. The scene happens in between the two of you, and then you don't know what it's going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/it-s-pretty-boring-working-by-yourself-the-scene-happens-in-between/)

[Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/)

> [I'm not someone who is driven by big external stories. I like big emotional stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/i-m-not-someone-who-is-driven-by-big-external-stories-i-like-big/)

[Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/)

> [We didn't have a lot of money growing up, so my mom didn't buy a lot of extras, like sweet things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/we-didn-t-have-a-lot-of-money-growing-up-so-my-mom-didn-t-buy-a-lot/)

[Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/)

> [We impose order and narrative on everything in order to understand it. Otherwise, there's nothing but chaos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/we-impose-order-and-narrative-on-everything-in-order-to-understand-it/)

[Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/)

> [Actually I did, because I saw the film like everyone else, ten years ago and I remembered some of it. I just wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/actually-i-did-because-i-saw-the-film-like-everyone-else-ten-years/)

[Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/)

> [I have women friends who are significantly younger and older than me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/i-have-women-friends-who-are-significantly-younger-and-older-than-me/)

[Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/)

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