I think that with any emotion - fear, love, nervousness - if the actor's feeling it, then the audience feels it. Jessica Chastain More Quotes by Jessica Chastain More Quotes From Jessica Chastain It's a fact, the majority of films in Hollywood are from the male perspective. And the female characters, very rarely do they get to speak to another female character in a movie, and when they do it's usually about a guy, not anything else. So they're very male-centric, Hollywood films, in general. So I think it's incredible that Ned Benson, when I said I'd love to know where she goes, says okay, I'm going to write another film from the female perspective. Jessica Chastain writing character thinking Broadway has always been a dream of mine. Jessica Chastain mines broadway dream Before, it was just about making the films - and now it's releasing them. Which is a steep learning curve. Jessica Chastain steep curves film I don't want to torture anything. It's about trying to live a life where I'm not contributing to the cruelty in the world... While I am on this planet, I want everyone I meet to know that I am grateful they are here. Jessica Chastain grateful trying world I like things where I can do a physical transformation, and I love accents and voices, and I'm never going to play the same character twice. Jessica Chastain voice play character Robin Williams was the kind of generous person who would do things but not want to receive public credit for it. Jessica Chastain credit want robins Any man that dates me, the thing they're gonna have to live up is my dad - he's a real hero. Jessica Chastain dad real hero I try not to fake anything. Jessica Chastain fake fake-people people I love talking about acting. I'm just such a fan of actors and filmmakers, and I try to choose roles where I get to talk to great actors about acting and learn. Jessica Chastain acting trying talking I absolutely made the decision that that cannot be the reason why I'm doing a film or a job. For me, it's always about the script and whether I'm doing something that I've never done before. Jessica Chastain done decision jobs When you're on a Terrence Malick film, it's like you're part of a family. Jessica Chastain film like-you Look at Hispanic women - they are being paid 42 cents on the dollar - or African-American women. I think it's an issue we have to look at across the board. Jessica Chastain african-american issues thinking I want to be involved in a story that makes a difference. Jessica Chastain making-a-difference differences stories I no longer think in terms of, Ooh, this is a great role and what is it going to do for - actually, I've never really thought about what something is going to do for my career. Jessica Chastain roles careers thinking For me, I'm not in an industry where I'm starving. I'm so lucky to have this job, I'm compensated for my work in an incredible way. But what I do ask is when I join a production I want to make sure that the male actor isn't making four times my salary, which has been true, or seven times my salary. And if that's true you go, you know what, I don't need this job. It's not really asking for more - it's asking for something that is respectable and equal to the male actor and you have to go, why are women being valued less? Jessica Chastain want jobs way Someone doesn't think immediately, "I want to be a lobbyist." Jessica Chastain lobbyists want thinking I didn't understand how much senators and members of the House are not able to represent the people because they're too busy fundraising to maintain their seat in office. I hope we as a country start looking at how we can change that. Jessica Chastain fundraising office country Most of the women I spoke to were pushing agendas that they felt connected to - more so than with the male lobbyists I met with. Jessica Chastain lobbyists males pushing Maybe that's because there are so few women lobbyists; if they're there, it's for something they strongly believe in, not just for financial gain. Jessica Chastain lobbyists gains believe One comment by a female lobbyist really shocked me. She said, "Washington is a contact sport." I asked, "What do you mean by that?" And she just said, "Well, it's all men - and they're very contact-y. They touch a lot." Women say that's just part of the game. Jessica Chastain sports men mean
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