Jodie Foster

Quotes by Jodie Foster

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

I don't like it when reviews aren't about the movie. When they're about how much money somebody made, or who they're sleeping with, or if they got the job via some connection, or about how Fox is putting X amount of dollars into it.

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.

So, yes, there's nothing I love more than listening to directors talk about their movies.

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.

I want to be inspiring to myself, to my kids, my family, and my friends.

I'd always need a creative outlet. But sometimes, I do fantasize what my life would be like if I weren't famous.

I had a certain career as an actor that I think was quite personal as well, and had a lot of integrity, but I wasn't writing my own things or directing my own movies.

It's very hard for me to get a new car. It's really hard for me to get a new house. It's really hard for me to move on from the things that give me stability.

By the first week of shooting, you know exactly where your film is heading based on the psychology of your director.

People are always surprised when I say that I'm an atheist.

I like dramas. I've always liked dramas. And I'm a pretty light person. I don't consider myself a very dramatic person. But I do like doing that onscreen.

I was one of those avid moviegoers as a kid, and we didn't have video, so we went to see everything five times. I went to see every foreign film playing in my town. As times went on, I watched a lot less films. I have a different film school now. My film school now is my life experience.

I make dark dramas, movies about people living in desperate fear who then overcome that fear and find a heroic side to themselves.

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.

I prefer to commit 100 per cent to a movie and make fewer films, because it takes over your life.

'Taxi Driver' was the best thing that ever happened to me, and I didn't become a weirdo and squawk like a chicken.

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.

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.

I love more than anything looking at a movie scene by scene and seeing the intention behind it. It allows you to really appreciate the hand of the filmmaker.

I don't make movies because I love to act. I make movies because I like to make movies, and I like to be a part of that process.

Well, I certainly was exposed to and learned to appreciate the work of great directors early on. As a kid, my mother used to take me to see really interesting arty films in Los Angeles.

With 'Taxi Driver,' I had this eureka moment. I realized that acting could be much more than what I had been doing. I had to build a character that wasn't me.

I love more than anything looking at a movie scene by scene and seeing the intention behind it.

I never know what's going to move me. I'm always surprised. And it's always a mystery to the people who work with me.

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