The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you’ll have a shot, and it doesn’t work. Sometimes it’ll work better than you expected. Jacki Weaver Read Quote
I was an adventurer, and I got married a few times. I kept trying to find a relationship as good as my parents’. Jacki Weaver Read Quote
Every director’s so different. Everybody has their own modus operandi and I love getting to know different directors in the way they work. David O. Russell is very exciting to be with because he’s got a mind like quicksilver. Jacki Weaver Read Quote
I’m crazy about the Coen brothers, I’m crazy about Sean Penn. I love the usual suspects like Susan Sarandon, Meryl Streep and people like that. Jacki Weaver Read Quote
I live for my work, apart from my family who come first. And I live to tell stories and pretend to be other people, it’s something I’ve been doing since I was 3 years old. Maybe it’s because I’m intrinsically bored with myself, and I find other people more interesting. The more different they are, the bigger the challenge. Jacki Weaver Read Quote
It’s a basic tenet you learn at drama school. If you’re playing someone evil, you can’t make an objective moral judgment. You’ve got to get inside the character and empathize as much as possible. Jacki Weaver Read Quote
The eyes are the windows of your soul, and when you’re acting, they’re one of your most important instruments. Especially for close-ups! Jacki Weaver Read Quote
When you get as old as I am, you kind of believe there’s nothing new under the sun, but there’s always a fresh way of looking at something. That’s why I love working with young people. They remind you of things you used to know and have since forgotten. Jacki Weaver Read Quote
