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103 quotes by Annette Bening

Annette Carol Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress. Bening is a four-time Oscar nominee for her roles in The Grifters, American Beauty, Being Julia and The Kids Are All Right, and won two Golden Globe Awards. She also won a BAFTA and a SAG award for her performance in American Beauty.
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Our children see us a certain way, and we want to be seen by them in a certain way. I certainly want to be a strong, stable, loving, consistent... →

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Somebody said something really smart: It's like you end up being the defense attorney for your role. Your job is to defend their point of view.... →

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Sometimes you're reading something, and you don't know it will be important in your life. You're reading this script, and you start to... →

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There's love for your parents, your family, your spouse, your partner, your friends, but the nature of the connection you have with your child... →

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There's no question that you can explore aspects of yourself through roles that you play, and you get a chance to investigate yourself;... →

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There's so much of our psychological makeup which is impermissible for us to explore because it's inappropriate or perverse or scary. I'm... →

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To me idealized characters are so boring to play, especially having grown up in the classical theater. That's a great experience, but as a woman... →

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We all get lost along the way, but hopefully we figure out some sort of path. It helps if you can imagine the process as well as the goal. Those... →

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What really motivates you to try to work things out as an actor is in large part fear, because you want to get into that narrative and bring the... →

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When I look at women, older than I am, in their 50s, 60, 70s, 80s, and I see women that I admire, I think, 'Oh, I get it; that's how I'm... →

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When I started, I was a theater actress, and there were roles that I couldn't imagine not playing, like Rosalind in 'As You Like It.' I... →

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With movies, so much of it is, 'Who is the human being that is going to be directing it?' Because it is their medium. In a way, you are... →

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