I do have friends in Australia who now refer to me as 'Hollywood Jack.' Jacki Weaver More Quotes by Jacki Weaver More Quotes From Jacki Weaver Most Australians who've got an ear can do an American accent because we grow up listening to them on television and in movies. Jacki Weaver growing-up ears listening It's one of the functions of the theater to shock and titillate and appall, apart from entertain and delight. Jacki Weaver function delight theater I'm a nice middle-class girl in real life, and I'm a mom and a grandma, and I usually play sweet characters. Jacki Weaver girl mom sweet David Michôd changed my life, quite literally, along with the chaps at Sony Pictures Classics. That's what set me on my way. I thought we did good work and had a good film, but when it was so praised at Sundance that year that's what really started the ball rolling. We all paid our own way to Sundance. Jacki Weaver balls way years To be embraced by Hollywood when I'd been acting professionally for almost 50 years seemed unbelievable. I've been so welcomed in such a warm, generous way - it seemed crazy not to take advantage of it. I hope for another 20 years where I can still keep going. Jacki Weaver crazy acting years It's fascinating. It's also exhilarating when you see people making the exact same choices that you've made. It kind of validates what you've decided to do. I saw a wonderful production of Jessica Lange doing Streetcar with Alec Baldwin. It was gorgeous. It's a measure of what a great classic that is, that our Cate Blanchett also did an absolute amazing Blanche in Sydney, as well as in New York. Jacki Weaver choices new-york people My taste is very eclectic. I love musicals, but I also love the classics. I've seen some fantastic productions. I was in a musical for 600 performances in Australia that I first saw in New York. Jacki Weaver australia musical new-york I think early on it's important to put that at the back of your mind and make your own choices. Sometimes you do pick the same choices, just as a matter of course - not because someone else did it first, but because it was the best choice to make. But any actor worth his salt makes something their own. Jacki Weaver choices mind thinking Being a theater actor, I've done a lot of plays where I've seen someone else play the same role in another production. Especially with the classics: Shakespeare, Tennessee Williams. Jacki Weaver roles tennessee play Even in Australia I'd say 80 percent of our television was American. I grew up watching Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Twilight Zone. I used to sit with my mum when I was just nine years old, trying to guess what the twist would be. I love that kind of thing. Jacki Weaver australia twilight years One of the things you learn at drama school is not to play the result, but just to play the moment. Jacki Weaver play drama school I haven't really had a major role in film for about 12 years. But I never stopped working in the theater. I do stuff back to back. Jacki Weaver roles stuff years It's funny in the U.K., where I'm not really known because I never did a soap. My English cousins in the Lake District think I'm not a real actor because they've never seen me in 'Home and Away' or 'Neighbours.' Jacki Weaver think me home funny I live for my work, apart from my family who come first. And I live to tell stories and pretend to be other people, it's something I've been doing since I was 3 years old. Maybe it's because I'm intrinsically bored with myself, and I find other people more interesting. Jacki Weaver myself family work people The Oscar buzz when I was nominated was totally overwhelming. I think I can cope with anything now that I've coped with that. It was huge. It makes you realize, coming from a small country like Australia, what an enormous industry it is in America. Jacki Weaver think you i-can country I love pretending to be other people. The more unlike me they are the better - I find other people endlessly fascinating and myself incredibly boring. Jacki Weaver myself me love people I've had five weddings but if I'm really honest and if I count significant de factos... I've had nine husbands... which sounds appalling but when you consider I started at 18 and I'm 65 it's not so bad. Jacki Weaver count bad you honest I've had my share of villains and played some fairly nasty characters. But I've been acting for so long. I started out as the girl next door. Now I'm the grandmother next door. Jacki Weaver door grandmother girl long I was sent the script for 'Silver Linings' when I was doing a play in D.C. at The Kennedy Center with Cate Blanchett and I was sent the script and asked if I was interested, and I said 'Oh, boy am I!' Jacki Weaver boy doing play said Well, I've been acting for 50 years now, professionally. I've been acting a lot longer. My mother reckons I was acting when I got out of the womb. But because I've been working in the theater, I've probably only done about 25 movies but I've done more than 100 plays. Jacki Weaver movies acting done mother
