“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 all just doing the best we can and we're all trying to raise our kids and talk to them about everything that needs to be discussed.” KnowsWantNeedsTryingStillsSometimesKidsMomRaisesActresses 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 was going to lots of auditions and trying to get parts, but even then, you're not really competing with the other actresses. There is a competition going on, but it's not like something you can win in that way.” WayTryingMeanWinningNew YorkCompetitionActressesAuditionsCompetingLike SomethingYou Can Win Author:Annette Bening
“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 our authentic selves?" And that we all - whether we're actors or not - perform ourselves. As a way of searching. As a way of fumbling around and trying to say, is this my voice? Is this who I am?” WayTryingSelfActorsVoicePerfectOur LivesMetaphorWho I AmThemeAuthentic Self Author:Annette Bening
“Oh, honey, I'm from Oklahoma! This is who I am - middle-class all the way!” WayClassMiddleWho I AmMiddle ClassHoneyOklahoma Author:Annette Bening
“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 don't know about. Show me something I haven't seen."” IfsKnowsWayShowsCan DoAudienceHavensShow Me Author:Annette Bening
