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title: "15 Want Quotes By Annette Bening"
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> [If anything, I want to please people too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/if-anything-i-want-to-please-people-too-much/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

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> [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/)

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> [Find the story you want to tell. If you don't want to write it, find somebody to write it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/find-the-story-you-want-to-tell-if-you-don-t-want-to-write-it-find/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

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> [A lot of directors in my experience are very receptive. They see what you do first, and then they want to find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/a-lot-of-directors-in-my-experience-are-very-receptive-they-see-what/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

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> [What really motivates you to try to work things out as an actor is in large part fear, because you want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/what-really-motivates-you-to-try-to-work-things-out-as-an-actor-is-in/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

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> [When I look at women, older than I am, in their 50s, 60, 70s, 80s, and I see women that I admire,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/when-i-look-at-women-older-than-i-am-in-their-50s-60-70s-80s-and-i/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/even-with-a-stable-character-you-want-something-surprising-to-happen/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

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> [Our children see us a certain way, and we want to be seen by them in a certain way. I certainly want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/our-children-see-us-a-certain-way-and-we-want-to-be-seen-by-them-in-a/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

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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…](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/)

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> [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/)

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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…](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/)

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> [I always wonder about people's history and their lives, especially people that are a little bit more distant, who obviously have had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-always-wonder-about-people-s-history-and-their-lives-especially/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

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> [I feel really lucky that I'm able to pursue the work that I love. I want my children to see that. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-feel-really-lucky-that-i-m-able-to-pursue-the-work-that-i-love-i/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/i-read-game-change-if-you-want-to-relive-the-campaign-that-book-is/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

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> [We still want to idealize moms, and sometimes we want to idealize actresses who are moms, too. I know that's something I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-bening/we-still-want-to-idealize-moms-and-sometimes-we-want-to-idealize/)

[Annette Bening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-bening/)

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## Other authors on Want

## 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/)

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