I have a bit of a frustrated dancer in me. Naomi Watts More Quotes by Naomi Watts More Quotes From Naomi Watts Oh, I'm definitely a wild child. Naomi Watts wild-child children We're all the same, we all think its better somewhere else; its better being older if you're younger - or its better being younger when we're older. Naomi Watts ifs somewhere-else thinking At seventeen most people get their ears pierced or get a tattoo or something slightly taboo. That is what I love about Rodrigo Garcia, he's not conventional. He's someone who sees people in extraordinary ways, and forgives them for being such. Naomi Watts forgiving tattoo people Sometimes they come to you and it's a small role, so it's about the experience and the journey and mixing with people you know you will learn from. Or sometimes it's a scene in a movie that you think, 'I just have to play this person.' Naomi Watts journey play thinking Never say never - and I certainly don't judge anyone who does it. But most of the characters I play are going through some kind of emotional turmoil, so my job requires me to have expression. If my face was froze, what right do I have to play that part? All the women who haven't done anything to their faces are still able to play great roles. And some of the ones who have done something have messed it up - they look freakish. Anyway, for me it's about playing women with rich lives - and the longer the life, the deeper the wrinkles. Naomi Watts emotional jobs character The use of violence in movies is a subject that's worth addressing. I'm not standing on a soapbox or wagging a finger, but I'm interested in those subjects for sure. Naomi Watts soapbox violence use I got knockback after knockback at auditions. Just before ‘Mulholland Dr.’ my agent told me I was so intense I was freaking people out. She told me I was a brilliant actor but the feedback was that I made people feel uncomfortable because I was so nervous and intense. I just sat there and blubbed. My mum was staying in LA at the time and I went to her and said: ‘I just can’t do this. I’m not cut out for it.’ She just said: ‘Don’t believe a word people say about you. Forget them.’ Naomi Watts cutting believe people What you want, as an actor, is a great leader. I can't bear it when I work with a director who is wishy-washy and says, "What did you think?" Naomi Watts leader directors thinking You won't find me in a romantic comedy. Those movies don't speak to me. People don't come to talk to me about those scripts, because they probably think I'm this dark, twisted, miserable person. Naomi Watts movie dark thinking I felt I grew up when I was about 28. I feel pretty much the same. I get reminded when I look in mirrors that I am not. Hopefully, you keep growing and keep planning things as you go along. Naomi Watts growing mirrors looks I don't think of myself as a terribly confident person. But I have a survival mechanism that was instilled in me by my mother. Naomi Watts mom mother inspiring I love being outside with trees and water, lying down somewhere or walking. I do transcendental meditation, which keeps me calm and steady. Naomi Watts love-is water lying I go to a dance class myself called BBS - Body By Simone - its little mini dance routines and I am often the oldest person in the room although I forget that. I'm fairly fit. Naomi Watts body class littles In your 20s - and these are generalizations of course - I feel like I didn't care about as many things or as many people, or even myself, as much. There's more recklessness and more ruthlessness; you're not as considerate of how things land with other people I think. Naomi Watts land people thinking Whatever is said about roles drying up, I intend to keep working. Certainly now the roles couldn't be more interesting - playing mothers, divorcees. I think it's going to be exciting to play a mother of teenagers. The longer your life, the deeper it gets. Naomi Watts teenager mother thinking Liev cares about a lot things. Israel is one of them. We had the good fortune of going there a couple of years ago. To share that experience with him was a great pleasure. Naomi Watts couple israel years Rodrigo Garcia is a brilliant writer. He just loves women. It is evident. When you are in the presence of him you can just tell he has a terrific understanding of women. He has two daughters, and he loves his wife. Naomi Watts wife daughter understanding It seems like a lot when you have three movies back to back but that's not really how it is. Naomi Watts three seems I was never completely destitute. I think I borrowed money once off a friend, but I've always been quite careful with my money, having come from not much of it. Naomi Watts borrowed-money careful thinking I think when a man sees a woman who knows what she wants it can be scary, but it can also be tempting. Naomi Watts scary men thinking
