I had to stand in front of my refrigerator, which was open, dipping pretzels in cream cheese and stuffing them in my mouth. If I did that, I was good. Otherwise I was nauseous. Jennifer Connelly More Quotes by Jennifer Connelly More Quotes From Jennifer Connelly I do finish reading a script and say, Why are they making it and what are they talking about? I like to try and be responsible in my choices in that way. Jennifer Connelly choices reading talking I've chosen not to live in Hollywood, and instead I live in Brooklyn, New York. It's how I like to live. I'd rather hang out with my kids and family when I'm not working. Going to premieres is not my idea of a fun night out. Jennifer Connelly new-york fun kids I had enough time being single to know I have no regrets about being married! Jennifer Connelly being-single enough-time regret I'm not one of those people who thinks they simply deserves success. I have the drive to work. Maybe that's why I've stayed on the fringe. Jennifer Connelly success people thinking I had a good time working with Russell Crowe, Ron Howard and Ed Harris. It was a great cast and Russell worked really hard, doing tons of research and questioning everything Jennifer Connelly questioning good-times research Everything changes as a mother. Yes, work has changed. The projects that I choose are even more important to me now. The world he's growing up in and the kind of stimulus that is out there; they are so precious and I'd do anything to protect him Jennifer Connelly growing-up touching mother I don't know if I was a star. I was certainly working a lot and that was strange because there were good things about it and things that were difficult. Jennifer Connelly strange good-things stars I am just blessed they are such great, really wonderful kids. Jennifer Connelly motherhood blessed kids I almost moved into a place over a funeral parlor. My father said, 'That's just too macabre,' but I thought I'd be embracing my mortality. I told him it would keep me grounded - like when people get skull tattoos. Jennifer Connelly place me father people I can't comment on any outside perception. I'm happy to come out and talk about movies that I've worked on in a setting like this. Otherwise, I have my own life that I live which is very different and private. Jennifer Connelly live movies happy life I'm so happy in the projects that I'm able to make, to be involved in projects like this. This isn't always where it was at for me, I started working when I was a kid. I'm just a different person now, I'm 30. I started working when I was 11 and it's a different ballgame. Jennifer Connelly person me always happy Once I'm comfortable with someone, I'm not reserved. I'm a compulsive confessor. Jennifer Connelly once someone reserved comfortable I would not want to be on a cruise ship. Some ferry crossings I'm not too thrilled about. Jennifer Connelly ship about some want It was, when I read it, I thought, such a beautiful script. I loved the story. I thought it was well handled. I thought it was even more moving because it was a true story and that made it even more poignant. Jennifer Connelly loved thought beautiful moving We live in downtown Manhattan and we have pretty big windows that looked right at the World Trade Center. I was home along with Kai and we watched it all happen. I was holding him in my arms and we were looking out the window when the second plane hit. Jennifer Connelly looking home window world When it's good it's great, it's really great. Jennifer Connelly really great good I'll probably at some point get involved in Instagram and things like that because I feel it's reality, and it's the way people communicate. Jennifer Connelly feel reality people way