If I hadn't gone into acting, I would have been one of those weird runaways on Hollywood Boulevard. No, it'd be uglier. I'd probably be dead. Christina Ricci More Quotes by Christina Ricci More Quotes From Christina Ricci I think that we need to look at ourselves and look at the way women perpetuate misogyny. Because at a certain point you can't blame other people for things in your life. I've felt that most of the misogyny I've witnessed in my life - a lot of it, yes, it comes from men, but most of it professionally has come from other women. Christina Ricci men people thinking One thing I noticed after being down in Mississippi for the shoot was that words like "God" and "Jesus" are used all the time, but they're not specifically referring to Jesus. It's sort of this accepted phraseology for love, or spirituality, or whatever it is you personally believe in. Christina Ricci spirituality believe jesus When I talk about feminism and what I think the women's movement needs more of, it's not to detract from anything going on - I think everything going on is fantastic - but there's this missing element. I think we could learn from our detractors a little bit because I feel like they have a plan, a better understanding of things than we necessarily do. You can't change things if you don't understand the other people involved. And if you don't understand yourself, you'll never change. Christina Ricci missing people thinking Our society doesn't want to help girls like that [in Black Snake Moan]. They just want to use them. Christina Ricci snakes black girl If an audience doesn't get that [Black Snake Moan] is a movie about overcoming exploitation, it could come across as incredibly misogynistic. That would be the worst thing in the world for me. Christina Ricci snakes black overcoming That worries me an awful lot. If people misunderstand our intentions [in Black Snake Moan], especially regarding my character, then they're essentially exploiting an already exploited and abused woman. So it's a huge concern for me. Christina Ricci snakes worry character I have so much respect for Sam [L.Jackson] that if I had questions about anything, I would call and ask him if he agreed with me before I brought it up with Craig [Brewer]. Christina Ricci brewers asks ifs I can be stupid sometimes. Christina Ricci i-can stupid sometimes My boyfriend is Jewish, and he calls himself a kike every five seconds. Christina Ricci seconds my-boyfriend five I think I've had a fairly meandering career. Because I did start so young, I think that I've always chosen my parts based on what's interesting to me and what I think would be challenging or fun, or someone I've always wanted to work with or a place I've always wanted to work in or a topic. Christina Ricci careers fun thinking We live in a thinly veiled misogynistic society. Christina Ricci I feel like some of the best talent is on TV right now, with the writing, acting and great directors. Christina Ricci acting writing directors I loved the idea of doing something that has this misconception about what stewardesses were. And, I also love the idea that these girls were navigating a blatantly misogynistic society, with the girdle checks and make-up checks. Christina Ricci checks girl ideas I loved working, i loved being a kid who had a talent. I loved being good at something. I loved all that positive reinforcement I got every day. I loved getting to use my imagination in a way that really created things. It was incredible to be able to do that so young. Christina Ricci entertainment People like to show me pictures of themselves or others dressed up as me, keep Wednesday Addams coming ! I think Wednesday Addams’s great. I could n’t be more proud to have been a part of creating a character who just lives on so strongly. It surprises me ! Christina Ricci entertainment I ’m here and I ’m great and there’s no problem, but I do n’t think that being a child actor is healthy for people. It immediately takes you out of the shared human experience. Christina Ricci entertainment I think what I do with my life matters more, before, I did n’t care about anything. Christina Ricci entertainment I'm immature. Christina Ricci immature Johnny Depp was like,' It's when a man wants to have sex with a man and when a woman wants to have sex with a woman,' and I was like,' Ah, okay,'. Christina Ricci
