Don't wait to have a baby! Do it now! Annette Bening More Quotes by Annette Bening More Quotes From Annette Bening By the time I was in high school, Roe v. Wade had passed, so that was also happening; girls were getting pregnant and getting abortions - and that happened in my school too. Annette Bening highhigh-schooltimeschool I act, but I am a mother first and wife second. Annette Bening acti-amwifemother I feel really lucky that I'm able to pursue the work that I love. I want my children to see that. I want them to have that for themselves, something that they love, that they do, that they pursue in their lives as a way of growing and learning. Annette Bening learningworklovechildren To me idealized characters are so boring to play, especially having grown up in the classical theater. That's a great experience, but as a woman, especially, you've played a lot of idealized characters. So when you've got someone who has weaknesses as well as strengths, that's interesting. Annette Bening womanmeyouexperience I have huge chunks of time when I'm not working. Annette Bening workingchunkshugetime I love the craft of acting, I love learning, I love everything that comes with the new project; the whole process is totally intoxicating to me. Annette Bening newmelearninglove There's love for your parents, your family, your spouse, your partner, your friends, but the nature of the connection you have with your child, there's nothing like it. It has its own character and it's so serious and so powerful, and so it's a prism through which I see everything. Annette Bening familynaturelovecharacter I love being busy, and I love having a lot going on; it's exciting. Annette Bening goingbeingbusylove Most people are looking for something to give their life meaning. Annette Bening meaninglookinglifepeople Having a life outside of movies is like pure oxygen. It makes the work more precious and informed. Annette Bening movieslikeworklife Most women would say they relate to 'Hedda Gabler' - there's a part of her in them. Ibsen was writing about a deep ambivalence that many women feel about domesticity. I think about myself and friends of mine - we have some of Hedda's qualities and traits. Annette Bening feelmyselffriendswomen Our children see us a certain way, and we want to be seen by them in a certain way. I certainly want to be a strong, stable, loving, consistent presence in my children's lives. But we are human beings, too. Annette Bening lovingstrongchildrenway I feel very, very lucky to have come from the family I did. We have our dysfunctions and our problems, just like any family. But my parents are extremely loving people. Annette Bening problemsparentsfamilypeople Five billion people have played Hamlet. 'To be or not to be.' And how do you do that and find your way into your own journey, your own way of telling it? Annette Bening youjourneypeopleway My mother is not somebody who's troubled by aging. Annette Bening troubledsomebodyagingmother
