American - Actress | November 19, 1962 -
People are always surprised when I say that I'm an atheist.
Jodie Foster
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Any actor working a long time should know how a shot is set up, where to place themselves, how to handle the lines. I'm a member of the crew, like the best boy, the electrician. What I'm good at is making eyes at the camera.
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I read more than I do anything else, probably. I read about three books a week.
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I love the way L A. leaves you alone. I can go home, read all day, and nobody bugs me.
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Otherness is a big thing for me. I'm always drawn to characters that live lives that I couldn't lead.
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I don't like it when reviews aren't about the movie. When they're about how much money somebody made, or who they're sleeping with, or if they got the job via some connection, or about how Fox is putting X amount of dollars into it.
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I'd always need a creative outlet. But sometimes, I do fantasize what my life would be like if I weren't famous.
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Every movie changes you. The process of making a film changes you.
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I feel at various times in my life that I've been at a point where I had to choose between a death sentence and a life sentence. And I want to live. What do I do to live? What do I do to be vital? And the answer is always creativity. The answer is always art.
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I don't direct so that I can have an identity and so I can go on to CGI movies. I had a big identity as an actor, and that's not what I'm looking for from directing. Directing is a whole different goal.
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I don't find acting and directing schizophrenic in any way. I find it completely easy to move between the two.
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It's hard to get personal films off the ground, and it's hard developing them.
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