Well, I've been acting for 50 years now, professionally. I've been acting a lot longer. My mother reckons I was acting when I got out of the womb. But because I've been working in the theater, I've probably only done about 25 movies but I've done more than 100 plays.

Jacki Weaver

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A lioness has got a lot more power than the lion likes to think s... by Jacki Weaver

A lioness has got a lot more power than the lion likes to think she has.

lioness lions thinking

I have no problem with my age. I've been acting for 50 years in Australia and everyone knows my age because I started at 15. So there was never any point in lying about it.

australia lying years

I was an adventurer, and I got married a few times. I kept trying to find a relationship as good as my parents'.

married parent trying

I'm good at not laughing. It's not that I don't want to. I'm too... by Jacki Weaver

I'm good at not laughing. It's not that I don't want to. I'm too old and experienced.

want laughing

I'd love to be a voice in 'Toy Story 4.' by Jacki Weaver

I'd love to be a voice in 'Toy Story 4.'

toys voice stories

I'm always shy when I meet people I admire so I wouldn't be able to say anything rather than, 'How do you do? Love you! Bye!'

love-you goodbye people

I'm crazy about the Coen brothers, I'm crazy about Sean Penn. I love the usual suspects like Susan Sarandon, Meryl Streep and people like that.

crazy brother people

I think we're all capable of bad things but luckily most of us ar... by Jacki Weaver

I think we're all capable of bad things but luckily most of us are able to curb ourselves.

curb able thinking

I'm in fact Australian but my mother's English so I've got no problem playing a domineering English woman.

problem mother facts

I'm under five feet; I'm very small, 4'11 1/2. by Jacki Weaver

I'm under five feet; I'm very small, 4'11 1/2.

five feet

It's a very generous culture, American culture. I know you can't generalize 300 million people, but everyone I've met here has been so lovely to me.

lovely culture people

I think that's why we're always so fascinated with criminal stories because there but for the grace of God it could be us.

grace stories thinking

I usually do get to play the very sweet, charming roles... but I'... by Jacki Weaver

I usually do get to play the very sweet, charming roles... but I'm not an obvious kind of villain.

roles play sweet

I love getting presents. And awards. I'd do whatever they told me... by Jacki Weaver

I love getting presents. And awards. I'd do whatever they told me to do.

awards

I love a bit of a sequin and a bead. I do, even though I usually wear trousers, when I put a frock on. I like a bead or a sequin.

sequins beads trousers

The libel laws in Australia are a lot tougher than they are in Am... by Jacki Weaver

The libel laws in Australia are a lot tougher than they are in America.

australia law america

The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you'll have a shot, and it doesn't work. Sometimes it'll work better than you expected.

new-job challenges jobs

Everything the Coen brothers do is brilliant. by Jacki Weaver

Everything the Coen brothers do is brilliant.

coen-brothers brilliant brother

I believe in sex on a first date. Otherwise, how do you know if a... by Jacki Weaver

I believe in sex on a first date. Otherwise, how do you know if a second date is worth the effort?

effort believe sex

Well, let's say Asian. Some are Japanese. Some are Chinese. Some are Thai. Some are Vietnamese. He runs the gamut. And I actually happen to have a very dear daughter-in-law who's Japanese. I don't know what she's going to make of the film, but I say a few disparaging things.

daughter law running