You have to remember that Hollywood is in the business of making movies that they can sell tickets to, they're not in the business of finding great roles for actors. Julianne Moore More Quotes by Julianne Moore More Quotes From Julianne Moore I think imperfections are important, just as mistakes are important. You only get to be good by making mistakes, and you only get to be real by being imperfect. Julianne Moore realself-esteemmistake Loving someone is giving them the power to break your heart, but trusting them not to. Julianne Moore trustheartgiving Air pollution is terrible for our children. Every single scientist, every single doctor will tell you the same thing: Air pollution damages our children’s brains, their hearts, and their lungs. Julianne Moore doctorsheartchildren Art is an expression of who we are, what we believe, and what we dream about. Julianne Moore dreambelieveart We impose order and narrative on everything in order to understand it. Otherwise, there's nothing but chaos. Julianne Moore chaosnarrativeorder What gives you pleasure and joy? Let those be the things that lead you forward in life. Julianne Moore forward-in-lifejoygiving The audience doesn't come to see you, they come to see themselves. Julianne Moore audience If you're 50, you're never going to be 50 ever again, so enjoy being 50. If you sit through the year wishing you were younger, before you know it, it's going to be over, and you're going to be 51. Julianne Moore enjoywishyears We have to work for a living, but it is your life, so make sure you find something that you enjoy doing and people that you enjoy doing it with. Then, hopefully, you'll have a happy life. Julianne Moore enjoyhappy-lifepeople I think that one of the things that you do learn is that falling in love and being in love with someone is a rarity. That you don't fall in love as many times as you think you're going to. And then when you do, it's really special; it's really important. Julianne Moore being-in-lovefalling-in-lovethinking You're in a movie, so you have to think about how something plays. It's not like you're thinking about how an audience is going to react. You're trying to present the story. You're trying to illuminate the lives of these people in the story. So I'm thinking about how my behavior as this character best illuminates what's going on with them in this moment in time. I always say it's sort of the director's job. People think that the directors direct actors. No. Really, what the director's doing is directing the audience's eye through the film. Julianne Moore eyecharacterthinking Everybody has the right to marry the person they love and be represented as a couple and family... It's something that people will look back on in years to come and say, 'I can't believe it took so long for us to recognize this.' It'll be like segregation and giving women the right to vote. Julianne Moore gaycouplebelieve It's pretty boring, working by yourself. The scene happens in between the two of you, and then you don't know what it's going to be because it's a kind of combustion. So, you do take something from every actor you work with. Julianne Moore actorskindtwo The thing about 50 is that you've clearly reached a point where you have more of your life behind you than ahead of you, and that's a very different place to be in. You're thinking, 'I've done most of it.' I don't like that feeling. But it makes you evaluate your life and go, 'Am I doing what I want to do? Am I spending my time the way I want?' Julianne Moore agefeelingsthinking I'm older than I was before when I was young. Julianne Moore young I've heard it said that winning an Oscar means you live five years longer. If that's true I want to thank the academy because my husband is younger than me. Julianne Moore husbandwinningmean People think that the directors direct actors. No. Really, what the director's doing is directing the audience's eye through the film. Julianne Moore eyepeoplethinking I'm not supposed to communicate something that's completely unrealistic. Julianne Moore communicate I always say about acting: the audience doesn't come to see you, they come to see themselves. So if you're able to give them an experience where they feel, 'Oh, my gosh, that's me, that's my story, they know!' then you've done your job. Julianne Moore actingjobsgiving Men aren't asked about age. Men aren't asked about their children. Not that these things aren't important, but I do feel like it becomes reductive when a woman's life becomes, 'Talk to me about your kids and how you feel about plastic surgery.' Julianne Moore menkidschildren
