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Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

American Actress

Born: Nov 19, 1962

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It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That's always been a tug of war for me. Jodie Foster

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Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable. Jodie Foster

Cruelty Acceptable Cultural Very Human Might

Being understood is not the most essential thing in life. Jodie Foster

Life Most Understood Essential Being Thing

I feel at various times in my life that I've been at a point where I had to choose between a death sentence and a life sentence. And I want to live. What do I do to live? What do I do to be vital? And the answer is always creativity. The answer is always art. Jodie Foster

I do almost all my movies in French. I dub them. Jodie Foster

Almost Almost All French Dub Movies Them

Everybody reads for me. I was never weird about that. I never minded coming in and reading. They should know if I'm the right person, and I should know if I want to do a movie. Jodie Foster

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I think 'destiny' is just a fancy word for a psychological pattern. Jodie Foster

Word Think Destiny Just Psychological Fancy Pattern

But the reason I became, why I wanted to be in the business was because there was Midnight Cowboy. Jodie Foster

Business Became Because Cowboy Wanted Midnight Reason Why

I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize. Jodie Foster

Art People Responsibility Think Complex More Than Artist Realize

You develop a third eye where you kind of know where they are in a room at all times but no matter how vigilant you are as a parent, at some point, you'll look around a room and can't find them and there's a searing pain that goes through your body. Jodie Foster

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As an actor, I'm attracted to drama; as a director, it's humor - because it's the story of my life, and I can't be that serious about it. Being alone is a big theme in all my movies, both as a director and as an actress. Jodie Foster

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But now I really don't want to work unless I really, really care about a project. Jodie Foster

Work Care Unless Project About Want Really Now

I am the luckiest filmmaker I know. Jodie Foster

Know Am Luckiest Filmmaker

I fantasize about having a manual job where I can come home at night, read a book and not feel responsible for what will happen the next day. Jodie Foster

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I had to take my makeup off at work every night. I wasn't allowed to do it at home because my mom said that when your work day is done, you're done with work. Jodie Foster

Work Day Home Mom You Every Take Had Allowed Because Makeup Said Off Done Your Every Night Night

I think anybody over 30 plays parents because it happens in your thirties and so that's kind of a natural progression. But I'm definitely drawn to it. It's probably the most intense, passionate thing that happens to you as you get older. Jodie Foster

I wish that I spoke more languages. I speak a couple languages, but not well enough to really dub myself. French is really the only one, and it's a difficult thing. Jodie Foster

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I'm kind of a chatterbox and I talk really fast. Jodie Foster

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