“To a female superhero her sexiness is not the most important thing about her, it's her mind, her spirit, and when I look at that character that to me is an example of characters that I like to play and I think it does a great thing for women.” ThinkingMindLooksDoeImportantPlayCharacterSpiritExampleFemaleImportant ThingsGreat ThingsSuperheroSexiness Author:Jessica Chastain
“I think you have to take the whole idea of wage equality out of the film industry.” ThinkingIdeasWholeFilmIndustryFilm Industry Author:Jessica Chastain
“Look at Hispanic women - they are being paid 42 cents on the dollar - or African-American women. I think it's an issue we have to look at across the board.” ThinkingLooksIssuesPaidDollarsAfrican AmericanBoardsCentsHispanicAmerican WomanAfrican American Women Author:Jessica Chastain
“I no longer think in terms of, Ooh, this is a great role and what is it going to do for - actually, I've never really thought about what something is going to do for my career.” ThinkingTermCareersRoles Author:Jessica Chastain
“Someone doesn't think immediately, "I want to be a lobbyist."” ThinkingWantLobbyists Author:Jessica Chastain
“Whatever anyone says, I think the opposite will happen.” ThinkingHappensOpposites Author:Jessica Chastain
“When I first moved to Los Angeles, I don't think anyone knew what to do with me.” ThinkingFirstsMovedLos Angeles 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
“I think both nature and grace live within everyone, and I always strive to be in a world of grace and compassion.” ThinkingWorldCompassionGraceStrive Author:Jessica Chastain
“I have a feeling that very soon I'm going to fail very, very big. I'm going to try something and everybody's going to be like, 'What was she thinking?” ThinkingTryingFeelingsBigsFailing Author:Jessica Chastain
“I think that with any emotion - fear, love, nervousness - if the actor's feeling it, then the audience feels it.” IfsThinkingFeelsFeelingsActorsEmotionAudienceFear Of LoveNervousness Author:Jessica Chastain
