If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them. Jane Fonda More Quotes by Jane Fonda More Quotes From Jane Fonda I'd like to think that I have integrity. Jane Fonda integrity thinking When I was in my 40s was I simply produced my own movies because no one offered me anything. But certainly after 50 it's hard for a woman, which is why television is such a welcoming thing. Jane Fonda welcome my-own television I wasn't pretty enough to be the pretty girl and I wasn't unattractive enough to be the dorky girl. Jane Fonda pretty-girl girl enough That's what we're all doing: paving the way, finding the roles that have the complication instead of the one that's always got it together or the dedicated housewife or the wild one who smokes cigarettes and sleeps with anybody. Jane Fonda roles together sleep So much is made of good, strong roles for women. Actually, it's really interesting playing vulnerable people as well. Jane Fonda strong people interesting "Strong" to people means "real." It means you believe that's a person who exists, as opposed to some two-dimensional depiction of women. Jane Fonda strong real believe You know, you're only as happy as your least happy child. So if your kids aren't okay, you're not good. Jane Fonda okay kids children Magazines, books, novels, TV, internet, movies - all of those things is what creates our consciousness. Jane Fonda magazines tvs book Women don't make the decisions in the media. Even if you see women on camera, they have to answer to the person upstairs, which is mostly men. Women only hold 3% of the decision-making offices in the media. Jane Fonda media office men I like to think both - it's not either/or. It's and. Jane Fonda either-or thinking When I say women are the agents of change, I really should say women and girls. Jane Fonda agents girl should I left acting for 15 years, and I think it's really nice to have another life. I took too much for granted when I was younger. Jane Fonda nice years thinking If I can change, anybody can change. Jane Fonda i-can ifs I never would've imagined in the first part of my life that I could've stood up and said anything. The war in Vietnam changed me. I was so angry. Some of my speeches probably weren't well considered. Jane Fonda vietnam speech war Good enough is good enough. We're not supposed to be perfect. We're supposed to be complete. Jane Fonda good-enough enough perfect We need women friends, women who challenge us... I have chosen not to have any more plastic surgery. Sally Field and I have kind of made a pact about that. It's really hard, especially if you're a public person. But I want to give a face to aging. Jane Fonda challenges giving needs I found that you're more powerful when talking from your soul. Jane Fonda powerful soul talking I hate to create cynicism about politicians. We just need to invade. Regular people need to run for office and keep their balls and ovaries intact. Jane Fonda hate running people One of the wonderful things about being an actor is that every director is different. Jane Fonda actors different directors Think of anger as a muscle. The way you express anger isn't the way that I do, or you. If you have a good director, you will find that he's getting you to use an entirely different muscle that you never even knew you had - it's real hard and sore, then after a while it becomes normal. And you discover all these new muscles when you enter a new character - that's what a director does for you. Jane Fonda real character thinking
