Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain
Jessica Michelle Chastainis an American actress and film producer. Born in a small town near Sonoma, California and raised in Sacramento, Chastain developed an interest in acting from a young age. As a teenager she made her professional stage debut as Juliet in a 1998 production of Romeo and Juliet. She went on to study acting at the Juilliard School, after which she was signed on for a talent holding deal with the television producer John Wells. She was a...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth24 March 1977
CitySacramento, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I absolutely made the decision that that cannot be the reason why I'm doing a film or a job. For me, it's always about the script and whether I'm doing something that I've never done before.
Put others before yourself, unselfish love, do unto others as you would have done to you.
I've actually been given a great gift. When I walk into an audition with a director, I'm carrying no baggage. They haven't seen me in anything, even though I've done nine films.
I'm the first person in my family to go to college.
I don't really drink, and I've never been to a rave. I used to cut school to read Shakespeare, not to make out in the park.
When something happens, I always check myself and know it's going to go away. So be prepared for it. This is a tough business for actors who are sensitive. If you try to hold on to things, you'll go crazy.
There is this immediate connection, this intimacy when you're acting because there's no room to be polite or shy. Also, as an actor I get to connect with women I've never met before.
When I first moved to Los Angeles, I don't think anyone knew what to do with me.
Whatever anyone says, I think the opposite will happen.
I've had to learn how to say 'no' to offers.
No one ever recognizes me.
I've never been in New York for the whole time of Fashion Week.
I'm used to working really hard to get a role. I was always auditioning and talking my way into roles.
I have a feeling that very soon I'm going to fail very, very big. I'm going to try something and everybody's going to be like, 'What was she thinking?