“I feel like the bigger risks that I take, the more I learn. I know that I learn more from my failures than successes.” KnowsFeelsRiskBigger Author:Jessica Chastain
“Every time an actress is celebrated for her great work, I cheer. For the more brilliant their performance, the more the audience demands stories about women... And as we all know: a great year for women in film, is just a great year for film.” KnowsYearsStoriesFilmAudienceDemandPerformancesActressesBrilliantCheerGreat WorkGreat Year Author:Jessica Chastain
“I don't want to torture anything. It's about trying to live a life where I'm not contributing to the cruelty in the world... While I am on this planet, I want everyone I meet to know that I am grateful they are here.” KnowsWorldWantTryingPlanetsGratefulCrueltyTortureContributingI Am Grateful Author:Jessica Chastain
“For me, I'm not in an industry where I'm starving. I'm so lucky to have this job, I'm compensated for my work in an incredible way. But what I do ask is when I join a production I want to make sure that the male actor isn't making four times my salary, which has been true, or seven times my salary. And if that's true you go, you know what, I don't need this job. It's not really asking for more - it's asking for something that is respectable and equal to the male actor and you have to go, why are women being valued less?” IfsKnowsWayWantNeedsHas BeensJobsActorsAsksFourIndustryLuckyEqualAskingSevenMalesIncrediblesProductionsSalaryStarvingRespectableSo LuckyTrue You Author:Jessica Chastain
“I feel very inspired right now because I know there are a lot of people out there who are really scared but I feel this great sense of togetherness and people coming together and saying, "I got your back."” PeopleKnowsFeelsTogetherRight NowInspiredScaredTogethernessComing TogetherVery InspiredGot Your Back Author:Jessica Chastain
“My grandmother used to say, "Sometimes the loudest person in the room doesn't know what they're talking about." Or isn't secure enough in his or her own views to be able to listen to others.” KnowsPersonsSometimesEnoughAbleUsedRoomsViewsTalkingSecureGrandmotherMy Grandmother Author:Jessica Chastain
“When something happens, I always check myself and know it's going to go away. So be prepared for it. This is a tough business for actors who are sensitive. If you try to hold on to things, you'll go crazy.” IfsKnowsTryingHappensActorsBusinessCrazyToughPreparedThings HappenChecksSensitiveGoing AwayBe Prepared Author:Jessica Chastain
“It's a fact, the majority of films in Hollywood are from the male perspective. And the female characters, very rarely do they get to speak to another female character in a movie, and when they do it's usually about a guy, not anything else. So they're very male-centric, Hollywood films, in general. So I think it's incredible that Ned Benson, when I said I'd love to know where she goes, says okay, I'm going to write another film from the female perspective.” ThinkingKnowsWritingSaidCharacterFactsFilmGuySpeakPerspectiveFemaleOkayHollywoodMajorityMalesIncrediblesFemale CharactersHollywood Films Author:Jessica Chastain
“The most important thing in my life, and the thing I try to focus on, is to try not to live a life of cruelty. That means trying to make sure I look people in the eye when I meet them. Sometimes you jump in a taxi, or maybe you only have two minutes with someone, and you never see them again. I try to always look them in the eye and have a real experience of what it is to communicate with someone.” PeopleKnowsWorldWantTryingLooksMeanTwoImportantRealSometimesEyeFocusMinutesPlanetsGratefulImportant ThingsCommunicateCrueltyContributingTaxiI Am Grateful Author:Jessica Chastain
“You know, it's recently come into focus for me why I want to be an actor: It's because of the connection I feel to people.” PeopleKnowsWantFeelsActorsFocusConnections Author:Jessica Chastain
