Always good to have one crazy in the family. . . It takes the pressure off everybody else.
I still remember the five points of salesmanship: attention, interest, conviction, desire and close.
Acting is not about being famous, it's about exploring the human soul.
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
If you're an actor, you have to find a way to make peace with all the media attention.
I love watching people listen. And on film often some of the best moments if you think about favorite moments on film, often the person isn't even talking.
Right now, I love the fact that I have so many opportunities, but I know this privileged position cannot last. That doesn't mean that I'll stop working. I picture myself as an old actress doing cameos in films with people saying: "Isn't that that Bening woman?
Our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes and I see many of them in the audience here today.
What if you lived your entire life completely without urgency? You went to classes, you ate your meals, on Saturday nights a boy you didn't love took you to the movies; now and then you actually had a conversation with someone. The rest of the time -the hours that weren't accounted for-you spent waiting for something to happen to you; when you were particularly desperate, you went out looking for it.
When I became proficient as a salesman I was invited to teach new hires.
Our Lord's first obedience was to the will of his Father, not to the needs of men; the saving of men was the natural outcome of his obedience to the Father.