--- title: "15 Time Quotes By Annette Bening" description: "15 Time quotes by Annette Bening. Plus more from Annette Bening and more Time sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/906/annette-bening-3058_age_i-think-for-all-of-us-as-we-age-there-ar_1890989.jpg" --- > [I think for all of us, as we age, there are always a few moments when you are shocked.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-think-for-all-of-us-as-we-age-there-are-always-a-few-moments-when/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/906/annette-bening-3058_age_i-think-for-all-of-us-as-we-age-there-ar_1890989.jpg) > [I have huge chunks of time when I'm not working.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-have-huge-chunks-of-time-when-i-m-not-working/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91a/annette-bening-3058_chunks_i-have-huge-chunks-of-time-when-i-m-not_1583810.jpg) > [The time I spend with my kids informs every fiber of who I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/the-time-i-spend-with-my-kids-informs-every-fiber-of-who-i-am/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/baf/annette-bening-3058_am_the-time-i-spend-with-my-kids-informs-ev_2972040.jpg) > [Getting all dressed up and putting on fancy clothes - all of that's a great thing, but oddly, it doesn't really have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/getting-all-dressed-up-and-putting-on-fancy-clothes-all-of-that-s-a/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/054/annette-bening-3058_acting_getting-all-dressed-up-and-putting-on-fa_1220628.jpg) > [By the time I was in high school, Roe v. Wade had passed, so that was also happening; girls were getting pregnant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/by-the-time-i-was-in-high-school-roe-v-wade-had-passed-so-that-was/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d3/annette-bening-3058_abortion_by-the-time-i-was-in-high-school-roe-v-w_1331037.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) > [The tension I feel is the moment they say, 'Action!' Movies are like lightning in a bottle, and you always want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/the-tension-i-feel-is-the-moment-they-say-action-movies-are-like/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/047/annette-bening-3058_action_the-tension-i-feel-is-the-moment-they-sa_833125.jpg) > [I don't see myself as competing with other actresses. I mean, I went through a time when I was in New York,…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/832/annette-bening-3058_actresses_i-don-t-see-myself-as-competing-with-oth_153705.jpg) > [There's so much of our psychological makeup which is impermissible for us to explore because it's inappropriate or perverse or scary. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/there-s-so-much-of-our-psychological-makeup-which-is-impermissible/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d9/annette-bening-3058_able_there-s-so-much-of-our-psychological-mak_356754.jpg) > [I think in the past, around the time that method acting became so prevalent, it used to be that American actors were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-think-in-the-past-around-the-time-that-method-acting-became-so/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d77/annette-bening-3058_acting_i-think-in-the-past-around-the-time-that_2760666.jpg) > [I wanted to be a classical actress. I plodded along. I went to junior college in San Francisco, I was in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-wanted-to-be-a-classical-actress-i-plodded-along-i-went-to-junior/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d19/annette-bening-3058_actress_i-wanted-to-be-a-classical-actress-i-plo_1332404.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) > [I can be very snobby about fiction, especially contemporary fiction. I can be kind of overly demanding, I think. But this is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-can-be-very-snobby-about-fiction-especially-contemporary-fiction-i/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b2/annette-bening-3058_be-kind_i-can-be-very-snobby-about-fiction-espec_2584079.jpg) > [Sometimes people don't rehearse at all, but you might have had a chance to rehearse for a few days, or even more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/sometimes-people-don-t-rehearse-at-all-but-you-might-have-had-a/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af5/annette-bening-3058_chance_sometimes-people-don-t-rehearse-at-all-b_2925350.jpg) > [If you push in every time there's a big moment, then the tenth time you push in, you're not going to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/if-you-push-in-every-time-there-s-a-big-moment-then-the-tenth-time/) [Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/519/annette-bening-3058_mean_if-you-push-in-every-time-there-s-a-big_991649.jpg) ## Other authors on Time - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sunday-adelaja-87912.jpg) Sunday Adelaja 1,532 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/sunday-adelaja/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-ritu-ghatourey-5.jpg) Ritu Ghatourey 437 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/ritu-ghatourey/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-nishan-panwar-14.jpg) Nishan Panwar 409 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/nishan-panwar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paulo-coelho-74345.jpg) Paulo Coelho 398 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/paulo-coelho/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 355 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/frederick-lenz/) - [Jarod Kintz 339 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/jarod-kintz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-haruki-murakami-40784.jpg) Haruki Murakami 308 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/haruki-murakami/) - [Mehmet Murat ildan 302 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/mehmet-murat-ildan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-eckhart-tolle-31242.jpg) Eckhart Tolle 291 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/eckhart-tolle/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 272 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-anurag-prakash-ray-38.jpg) Anurag Prakash Ray 263 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/anurag-prakash-ray/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 257 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/ralph-waldo-emerson/) ## 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/time/annette-bening/#itemlist", "name": "15 Time Quotes By Annette Bening", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think for all of us, as we age, there are always a few moments when you are shocked.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Annette Bening" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-think-for-all-of-us-as-we-age-there-are-always-a-few-moments-when/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/906/annette-bening-3058_age_i-think-for-all-of-us-as-we-age-there-ar_1890989.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/906/annette-bening-3058_age_i-think-for-all-of-us-as-we-age-there-ar_1890989.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/906/annette-bening-3058_age_i-think-for-all-of-us-as-we-age-there-ar_1890989.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think for all of us, as we age, there are always a few moments when you are shocked.” — Annette Bening", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have huge chunks of time when I'm not working.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Annette Bening" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-have-huge-chunks-of-time-when-i-m-not-working/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91a/annette-bening-3058_chunks_i-have-huge-chunks-of-time-when-i-m-not_1583810.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91a/annette-bening-3058_chunks_i-have-huge-chunks-of-time-when-i-m-not_1583810.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91a/annette-bening-3058_chunks_i-have-huge-chunks-of-time-when-i-m-not_1583810.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have huge chunks of time when I'm not working.” — Annette Bening", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The time I spend with my kids informs every fiber of who I am.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Annette Bening" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/the-time-i-spend-with-my-kids-informs-every-fiber-of-who-i-am/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/baf/annette-bening-3058_am_the-time-i-spend-with-my-kids-informs-ev_2972040.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/baf/annette-bening-3058_am_the-time-i-spend-with-my-kids-informs-ev_2972040.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/baf/annette-bening-3058_am_the-time-i-spend-with-my-kids-informs-ev_2972040.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The time I spend with my kids informs every fiber of who I am.” — Annette Bening", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Getting all dressed up and putting on fancy clothes - 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