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Me Quotes by Jodie Foster
- Look, it's terrible, I know, but weakness really, really bugs me, to the point that if there is a wounded bird on the sidewalk, I…
- Actors become actors because they loved entertaining their family by putting on the lampshade and dancing around as a kid, ... That's not my personality.…
- When I was growing up, books took me away from my life to a solitary place that didn't feel lonely. They celebrated the outcasts, people…
- There is no direct evidence, so how could you ask me to believe in God...
- Well, I certainly was exposed to and learned to appreciate the work of great directors early on. As a kid, my mother used to take…
- It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That's always been…
- Part of me longs to do a job where there's not a gray area.
- Casting is a long process for me. I take a lot of time.
- I love the way L A. leaves you alone. I can go home, read all day, and nobody bugs me.
- I'm really not a clothes person. To me, that's just work. It's the thing I hate to do the most. I don't want to be…
- My mom was always late. It drove me crazy as a child. So I'm always on time - or early.
- Otherness is a big thing for me. I'm always drawn to characters that live lives that I couldn't lead.
- 'Taxi Driver' was the best thing that ever happened to me, and I didn't become a weirdo and squawk like a chicken.
- Acting, for me, is exhausting. I'm always more energized by directing. It's more intense to direct. I can pop in and express myself, then pop…
- Everybody reads for me. I was never weird about that. I never minded coming in and reading. They should know if I'm the right person,…
- I make movies about people in spiritual crisis because it's a way for me to spend the time, the energy, the focus and the obsession…
- If I make two movies my entire life, and they're two movies that - whether they make a lot of money or two people go…
- It's very hard for me to get a new car. It's really hard for me to get a new house. It's really hard for me…
- With 'Taxi Driver,' I had this eureka moment. I realized that acting could be much more than what I had been doing. I had to…
- I think every movie changes me and is life changing, especially movies you direct.
- There are conscious reasons and unconscious reasons why I pick something. You know, I have to be moved by the story and usually that means…
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale