It's always nerve-racking to take off your clothes on film. But doing it with a woman felt safer than with a man. You know you can say, 'Don't grab me there: That's where my cellulite is'! Naomi Watts More Quotes by Naomi Watts More Quotes From Naomi Watts I think when a man sees a woman who knows what she wants it can be scary, but it can also be tempting. Naomi Watts scary men thinking It is a huge amount of pressure playing someone like Valerie Plame-Wilson. First of all who she is and what she's done is wildly intimidating and impressive. It is just scary to take on that responsibility, and you want to honor her story, an incredible story that affected us all. She is often doing things that were confusing to me, like her sexual prowess. I think that she is in a lot of pain and she has been really badly wounded along the way. She doesn't hold men in the highest regard... not just men but people. Naomi Watts pain responsibility men It's unusual to spend even three full hours away from my newborn baby, it's like a piece of my body is back in the hotel room, and it does feel strange. But I love my work, though, it's not just a job for me, punching in my time card. I've always loved what I do, it's what makes me happy and I figure if I'm happy I'll be a good Mum too. Naomi Watts pieces baby jobs You're always nervous about how a film lands with an audience. Naomi Watts nervous film land It'll take me a lot longer to read a script if there's no director attached. Naomi Watts take-me scripts directors Directors are our teachers, and I'm always craving to work with a great director. They're pretty much the first thing that interests me about a project. Naomi Watts teacher directors firsts We had met with Ben Stiller here in LA when I was shooting The Ring and he was doing Meet The Fockers and we have friends in common. But we didn't know each other well. He's fantastic and we really had a great time on this and we were both laughing at where we were at, this other couple, and how it was mirroring what we were going through as well. It was clever writing in that way. Naomi Watts couple clever writing I've done a few remakes now, as you know. And my philosophy is, you see the original film once, and that's it. You have to do whatever you can to shut it out, because you don't want your performance to be tainted. You don't want to fall into the trap of comparisons, basically. Naomi Watts done philosophy fall I was going on years and years of auditions and being told I was too this, too that, not enough of this, not enough of that, to the point where I was so afraid and diluting myself into absolutely nothing... Naomi Watts auditions enough years Female roles in comedies are usually quite silly, I think. Naomi Watts female silly thinking I don't know that any woman could ever not think about that at some point - even making the choice not to do it and getting to the place of peace of choosing not to be a parent, there would have still been some struggle in between. I'm not a man but I don't think it would occupy their minds as much. Naomi Watts struggle men thinking I think whether you've got children or not you're just more aware of others as you get out of your 20s. Naomi Watts children thinking I feel like I've been hit by a car every night, that's how I feel emotionally after The Race show. But it is a complete dream come true. For me growing up in New York all I ever wanted to do was Broadway. Naomi Watts growing-up dream night I feel like personally I have more drive now than I did then probably because I care more and also because I've reached the mid-life point. Naomi Watts because-i-care i-care care I think in my 20s I was just all about having fun. Naomi Watts having-fun fun thinking I love the energy and the knowledge. I barely know how to use this thing [mobile phone]. I get by. Naomi Watts phones energy use I've always loved to dance and keep fit but more recently I feel like I cannot keep up any longer and my back starts to hurt. And I get angry and then I have to really learn to forgive myself and go: you know what, you're nearly twice the age of some of the people in this room, give yourself a break. Naomi Watts hurt giving people Dance was one of the things that led me to acting even though I say I fell in love with acting fairly early on and its true but around 16 and 17 I got heavily into dance but I think I just came into it too late and I was never going to be really great at it so I let it go and the dance led to more acting classes. Naomi Watts let-it-go class thinking I think every time you take on a new role, you're trying to help find that voice and you add your own bits and pieces along the way but with Noah [Baumbach] it's already done. Naomi Watts voice trying thinking Directors are our teachers, and I'm always craving to work with a great director. They're pretty much the first thing that interests me about a project. Let's put it this way: It'll take me a lot longer to read a script if there's no director attached. Naomi Watts craving interest teacher
