If you're an actor, you have to find a way to make peace with all the media attention. — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
I'm certainly not a perfect mother, but I am an avid mother, let me put it that way. — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
Oh, honey, I'm from Oklahoma! This is who I am - middle-class all the way! — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
And if there's anything movies can do in a way that I just love, and I love as an audience is, "Show… — 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… — 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 feel really lucky that I'm able to pursue the work that I love. I want my children to see that. I… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
I remember hearing someone say that good acting is more about taking off a mask than putting one on, and in movie… — 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… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
Our children see us a certain way, and we want to be seen by them in a certain way. I certainly want… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
We all perform our lives in a way. And the actor is a perfect metaphor to get at that theme of 'how… — 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,… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
With movies, so much of it is, 'Who is the human being that is going to be directing it?' Because it is… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
There's no question that you can explore aspects of yourself through roles that you play, and you get a chance to investigate… — 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
