“I feel I`ve always been on the outside and always on the edge of an abyss. The women I portray, and the woman I am, are ordinary but maybe find themselves in extra-ordinary circumstances, and what they do is at great cost.” FeelsCircumstancesCostOrdinaryEdgesExtrasAbyss Author:Susan Sarandon
“I don't like to plan. Very often, for me, acting is like loving; it's using the muscle that you use in loving, in that your heart feels open. Physically, you feel open. And so therefore your job is to enter, open, and listen. And see what happens.” FeelsHeartUseHappensJobsActingPlansMuscles Author:Susan Sarandon
“I hesitate to direct even though I feel I contribute a lot on a set.” FeelsDirect Author:Susan Sarandon
“I feel it's easier to sit in the backseat and go, "Oh, yeah, let's go there." You're not worried about getting to the destination. But the guy or the woman who has to get you to the destination is worried about a lot of other things, so my job as an actor is to try as many things as possible, be as open as possible, listen, and keep my heart open.” FeelsTryingHeartJobsGuyActorsMy HeartEasierYeahWorriedDestinationBackseat Author:Susan Sarandon
“Theater for me is terrifying but much more rewarding, because you know what they're seeing. Film is all little bits and pieces. And you can do an amazing job, but if the camera isn't getting it, it doesn't work. And then other times when you feel you really weren't present, and then you see it and somehow it works. So there's a mystery, there's a strange collaboration that takes place with everybody.” IfsKnowsFeelsLittlesJobsFilmBitsCan DoPiecesSeeingMysteryStrangeLittle BitTheaterCamerasCollaborationBits And PiecesAmazing Job Author:Susan Sarandon
“Acting is kind of a forced compassion, where you learn that given certain circumstances, you can feel and do things that you never thought yourself capable of. And so it stops you from being super-judgmental.” FeelsKindCertainGivenActingCompassionCircumstancesCapableJudgmental Author:Susan Sarandon
“When Alan Rickman, a dear friend of mine, played villains, he always made it complicated. He didn't redeem what they did, but he made you feel that it was hard for them to be so horrible.” FeelsMadeHardMinesDearComplicatedHorribleMade ItVillainDear Friend Author:Susan Sarandon
“I feel my family's needs are a priority. I'm not comfortable with the idea of serving the many and ignoring my family.” NeedsFeelsIdeasFamilyComfortableMy FamilyPrioritiesServing Author:Susan Sarandon
“I'm a native New Yorker. Everything to do with New York feels like my family.” FeelsNew YorkMy FamilyNativeNew Yorkers Author:Susan Sarandon
“Just because I haven't yet had any project surgery, I'm not going to knock it, because I think women have the right to do whatever they want to their bodies that make them feel good about themselves.” ThinkingWantFeelsBodyHavensProjectsFeel GoodSurgery Author:Susan Sarandon
“I hope they're present in their lives and feel some kind of empathy. I think a lot of the mistakes that have been made in the world have been through a lack of empathy. If you can identify with someone else and empathise with someone else, then activism is a short step away, she explained in an interview with Parade.” IfsThinkingWorldFeelsKindHas BeensMadeMistakeStepsEmpathyActivismInterviewsParadesLack Of Empathy Author:Susan Sarandon
