I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize. Jodie Foster More Quotes by Jodie Foster More Quotes From Jodie Foster What do I do to live? What do I do to be vital? The answer is always creativity; the answer is always art. Jodie Foster creativitycreativeart Look, it's terrible, I know, but weakness really, really bugs me, to the point that if there is a wounded bird on the sidewalk, I look at it and I go: I think I'll just kick it. Jodie Foster weaknessbirdthinking I have, in some ways, saved characters that have been marginalized by society by playing them - and having them still have dignity and still survive, still get through it. Jodie Foster dignitycharacterway My definition of a friend is somebody who adores you even though they know the things you're most ashamed of. Jodie Foster ashamedadoredefinitions I saw leaving college as an opportunity to do something different with my life. I always thought that becoming an academic was going to be my path. Jodie Foster leavingcollegeopportunity If I fail, at least I will have failed my way. Jodie Foster my-wayfailingway In the end, winning is sleeping better. Jodie Foster endswinningsleep It's very hard for me to get a new car. It's really hard for me to get a new house. It's really hard for me to move on from the things that give me stability. Jodie Foster cargivingmoving I want to change the system from within the system. And that means focusing and specializing. Jodie Foster wantmean I wish that I spoke more languages. I speak a couple languages, but not well enough to really dub myself. French is really the only one, and it's a difficult thing. Jodie Foster couplelanguagewish Eventually this all passes. The public horrors of today eventually blow away. And, yes, you are changed by the awful wake of reckoning they leave behind. Hopefully in the process you don't lose your ability to throw your arms in the air again and spin in wild abandon. That is the ultimate F.U. and - finally - the most beautiful survival tool of all. Don't let them take that away from you. Jodie Foster airblowbeautiful I feel at various times in my life that I've been at a point where I had to choose between a death sentence and a life sentence. And I want to live. What do I do to live? What do I do to be vital? And the answer is always creativity. Jodie Foster death-sentencevariouscreativity I had a prodigious life, living in a grown-up world when I was a child. But I think my abilities were about perceptiveness, and they were about examining psychology and examining people and relationships. Jodie Foster childrenpeoplethinking Knowing what paint a painter uses or having an understanding of where he was in the history of where he came from doesn't hurt your appreciation of the painting. Jodie Foster knowinghurtappreciation Now apparently I'm told that every celebrity is expected to honour the details of their private life with a press conference, a fragrance and a prime-time reality show. Jodie Foster detailshonorreality There is no direct evidence, so how could you ask me to believe in God. Jodie Foster evidenceask-mebelieve But the reason I became, why I wanted to be in the business was because there was Midnight Cowboy. Jodie Foster cowboymidnightbusiness People say as a woman actor your career is over at 40. But then they told me I would never work again after I was 16. Jodie Foster actorscareerspeople When I go into the stores, I pet the saddles. Until security comes and takes me away. Jodie Foster storessaddlespet I'm kind of a chatterbox and I talk really fast. Jodie Foster chatterboxkind
