“If you're an actor, you have to find a way to make peace with all the media attention.” IfsWayActorsAttentionMediaMaking Peace Author:Annette Bening
“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 true. With the camera so close, you can see right down into your soul, hopefully. So being able to do that in a way is terrifying, and in another way, truly liberating. And I like that about it.” WaySoulAbleRememberActingCamerasHearingHopefullyYour SoulMaskAnother WayLiberatingGood Acting 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
