I prefer to commit 100 per cent to a movie and make fewer films, because it takes over your life. Jodie Foster More Quotes by Jodie Foster More Quotes From Jodie Foster Being twenty-something is all about taking it in: eating it, drinking it, and spitting out the seeds later. It's about being fearless, and stupid, and dangerous, and unfocused, and abandoned. It's about being in it, not on top of it Jodie Foster stupiddrinkinginspirational My kids are young and my life with them is really stimulating and really full and significant. Jodie Foster significantyoungkids If I make two movies my entire life, and they're two movies that - whether they make a lot of money or two people go to see them - they speak of me, then I consider them incredibly successful. I don't need to be Steven Spielberg. Jodie Foster successfultwopeople The movies I made when I was 14 or 15, I have a hard time looking at those. Those were the awkward years. I don't know if anybody can look at something they did when they were 14 and not wince. Jodie Foster awkwardhard-timesyears I'm not interested in being perfect when im older. Im interested in having a narrative. It's the narrative that's really the most beautiful thing about women. Jodie Foster narrativeperfectbeautiful My mom was always late. It drove me crazy as a child. So I'm always on time - or early. Jodie Foster crazymomchildren There is nothing in this world that I am prouder of than my ability to feel, to survive and, yes, to be a fool for what I love and believe in. Jodie Foster foolbelieveworld I don't think there is anything good about fame. 'Tables in restaurants.' People say that but, then again, why don't you just call the day before? Or go eat somewhere else? Jodie Foster somewhere-elsepeoplethinking People are always surprised when I say that I'm an atheist. Jodie Foster atheistpeople I didn't have any ambition to produce big mainstream popcorn movies. Jodie Foster popcornmainstreamambition I don't need to be Tom Cruise. I just need to work forever. Jodie Foster foreverworkneeds So, yes, there's nothing I love more than listening to directors talk about their movies. Jodie Foster listeningdirectors I think "destiny" is just a fancy word for a psychological pattern. Jodie Foster fatedestinythinking I had to take my makeup off at work every night. I wasn't allowed to do it at home because my mom said that when your work day is done, you're done with work. Jodie Foster makeupmomhome Otherness is a big thing for me. I'm always drawn to characters that live lives that I couldn't lead. Jodie Foster live-lifebigscharacter I don't find acting and directing schizophrenic, in any way. I find it completely easy to move between the two. Jodie Foster actingtwomoving I like to be in a different place when I make a movie so that I can't really focus on anything else, and that is your world. Jodie Foster focusdifferentworld Actors become actors because they loved entertaining their family by putting on the lampshade and dancing around as a kid, ... That's not my personality. For me, the fun part of making movies is seeing it as a director sees it. I like the architecture of movies. I like knowing what's coming and working to set that up. Jodie Foster knowingfunkids I aspire to be able to appreciate and review a director based on their accomplishments and based on who they are and what they bring to the material, regardless of their gender. Jodie Foster genderappreciateaccomplishment I was raised with a single mom and we had a very specific, very particular relationship. She worked with me and my job. I was almost three and we traveled everywhere together and she was really in my life in a really profound way. The most significant relationship of my life. It was beautiful and also an incredible, difficult struggle. I know how creative that life is, and how difficult it is to figure it out. Jodie Foster momstrugglebeautiful
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