61 Jessica Chastain Quotes for You to Enjoy

Jessica Chastain

American Actress

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The reason we like acting is connecting to other people. Jessica Chastain

People Other Like Acting Reason Connecting

I look at all the ingredients of a film and say, 'Is this a positive thing that I'm putting into the world? Is there honor and respect in the way the story is being told about them? And would they approve of that?' Jessica Chastain

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Funny how defined we are by how we present ourselves to the world. Jessica Chastain

Funny World Defined Ourselves How Present

My favourite smell is the smell of cut grass, and the sound of sprinklers going on. Jessica Chastain

Smell Grass Favourite Sound Going Cut

Being a woman has always been a powerful thing, where history has sometimes dictated otherwise, but I believe that a woman can be compassionate, sensitive, soft, kind. Jessica Chastain

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I'm going to do anything I can to be there and support any organization that empowers and creates opportunities for women. Jessica Chastain

Women Opportunities Organization Support Empowers Any Going Anything Creates

I sometimes go to a movie and eat my popcorn and turn my brain off. I love those movies. But the movies I like to be in, for the most part, are the ones that challenge you. Jessica Chastain

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I like characters and stories that challenge the status quo. Lately, I'm really interested in history because I find that in my public school education, I didn't learn about women in history. I want to introduce the world to some great stories and incredible heroes. Jessica Chastain

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There's a lot of criticism on how an actress is aging. Why do we do that with women? I work with a lot of men who take terrible care of themselves - they drink too much, or they eat too much. We need to allow women to age. Jessica Chastain

I grew up in a low-income family. I was raised by a single mother. Jessica Chastain

Family Mother Single Single Mother Up Grew Low-Income Raised

The great thing about modern feminism is that women can define what it means to them: it can mean being ambitious, it can mean being emotional, it can mean being sensitive and compassionate and also a leader. It can mean all those things. Jessica Chastain

If I'm in Italy, I'll have an espresso, but I try not to get my energy from things like that. Jessica Chastain

Try Energy Like Italy Get Things

The power of 'no' means you're educating people in how to treat you. Jessica Chastain

You People Treat Power How Educating Means

We have grown up watching women be used as props on a man's journey. It's not our fault that that's what we saw as children. But we need to acknowledge that and do better. Jessica Chastain

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We know in our society, women are valued for their sexual desirability and not necessarily for what they have to say. Jessica Chastain

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I was a dramatic kid. I remember, I was very young, and once I knew what I wanted to do I, like, created a theater company, and I would direct, and we would sell lemonade to buy props. Jessica Chastain

Buy Remember Young Dramatic Once Kid Would Direct Props Knew Like Sell Very Wanted Lemonade Theater Created Company

I went to public school, and I didn't do well in school. And it wasn't until, actually, I got into school at Juilliard - it was the first time in my life that I thought, 'Oh, maybe I'm not stupid,' because I was so inspired and passionate about what I was learning, and it was the first time in my life I had felt that. Jessica Chastain

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My grandmother came with me when I moved out to New York. She stayed with me for a week. I was, you know, living in the dorm. The first year, I had a lot of anxiety, and, I remember, my teachers kept saying I had so much jaw tension. Jessica Chastain

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As an actor, I have a lot of fear, thinking that if I speak my mind, or something that feels like it deviates from the norm as a woman, am I going to be made to disappear in my industry? Jessica Chastain

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I think when you congratulate yourselves for diversity, that means nothing's really changed. Jessica Chastain

You Diversity Nothing Think Changed Really Means Congratulate

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