All Annette Bening Quotes
- Acting is not about being famous, it's about exploring the human soul. Acting
- Don't wait to have a baby! Do it now! Baby
- We want to be seen for who we really are, and each person has his own complex story and reasons for doing what they do. Complex
- I think where I've instinctively found myself is that I am somewhat guarded in my public life. Being interviewed or being photographed or just in… Attention
- I knew I wanted children in my life. The acting was always in relation to it. Life at home is chaos. They're wonderful. They're such… Acting
- I remember hearing someone say that good acting is more about taking off a mask than putting one on, and in movie acting, certainly that's… Able
- I am really looking forward as I get older and older, to being less and less nice. Forward
- Right now, I love the fact that I have so many opportunities, but I know this privileged position cannot last. That doesn't mean that I'll… Actress
- We still want to idealize moms, and sometimes we want to idealize actresses who are moms, too. I know that's something I've experienced, but we're… Actress
- 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 was… Actress
- We all perform our lives in a way. And the actor is a perfect metaphor to get at that theme of 'how do we find… Actor
- Oh, honey, I'm from Oklahoma! This is who I am - middle-class all the way! All
- And if there's anything movies can do in a way that I just love, and I love as an audience is, "Show me something I… Audience
- I love the luxury of the camera. The camera does so much for you. I like the secrets a camera can tell. Camera
- I like things that I feel comfortable in. Comfortable
- If anything, I want to please people too much. Much
- My sister and I fought a lot when we were kids. I was the little bratty sister, and she would kind of walk away, not… Associated
- My dad was in the life insurance business, so I learned about selling when I was about 14 because I started working as a secretary. Business
- I act, but I am a mother first and wife second. Act
- I never thought my private life would be newsworthy. Life