Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster
Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster is an American actress, director and producer who has worked in films and on television. She has often been cited as one of the best actresses of her generation. Foster began her career at the age of three as a child model in 1965, and two years later moved to acting in television series, with the sitcom Mayberry R.F.D. being her debut. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, she worked in several primetime television series...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth19 November 1962
CountryUnited States of America
Any actor working a long time should know how a shot is set up, where to place themselves, how to handle the lines. I'm a member of the crew, like the best boy, the electrician. What I'm good at is making eyes at the camera.
Boys are easy. I mean, there are just a lot of bruises when they're young. With boys, you get a lot of accidental jabs in the eye and stepping on your feet, and those tantrums they cause when they don't want to leave the toy store.
~I used to think, What if there's an interesting movie and it conflicts with the boys going to a new school for the first time?... Well, I didn't anticipate that was going to be about a two-second dilemma. I didn't know the choices would be so easy to make.~
In a post-9/11 world, everybody is looking over their shoulder and wondering if the next guy is the one who is going to take you down.
Once I had kids, my life with them became so significant, ... So something else has to really be important to drag me away. I have an identity that's very strong without being an actor. I don't need to do that just to be someone. I exist as a person without necessarily being an actor.
Once I had kids, my life with them became so significant,
I just want to make movies. I really love movies. I want to be involved with them.
It was like working on a cruise ship.
The world is littered with movies about people that are depressed that either did not come out or are not successful.
Anna changes. That's something that neither Deborah Kerr or Irene Dunne could do. They had to start off soft and stay that way. In our version, she's sort of tough and stubborn, but as time goes on she softens.
Each brings his prejudices to the table. At first, she thinks he's a heathen and a barbarian. Then, he reminds her that her native England has invaded other countries, and the English believe their way is the only way. As they grow to understand each other, it becomes a love story.
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.
I don't see anyone walking around with a puppet on his hand in real life. Puppet therapy is very common for children. It's not something that adults take on.
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.