Jennifer Jason Leigh Quotes
For me, something dangerous would be playing thebabe in a huge studio film. That would be terrifying because I'dstink... I want to explore human beings on as deep a level as I can.
I like a movie that the audience actively has to participate in, and not just casually observe. Whatever my part in it, just as an audience member, I find that exciting.
One of the reasons that I do a lot of different kinds of pictures is because I learn a lot when I'm doing them.
I loved acting as a kid because I was kind of shy, so it brought me out of myself.
I've always done roles that really appealed to me on a gut level and which I found inspiring.
Acting for kids is like playing house, you know? But growing up in Hollywood, it just made it seem possible.
Writing, producing and directing, I must say, is incredibly satisfying and gratifying.
Children accept their world as the world. I grew up like kids that I went to school with. Their parents were either shrinks or actors.
In some ways, you're always redefining your craft and figuring it out, but in some ways, I almost feel I'm going back to what I was doing 20 years ago.
I used to hang out by the food table at parties because you don't have to talk to anybody. If you do then you can talk about the food.
It usually takes about two and a half weeks after you're done filming where you kind of return to yourself again.
Even if the role is very far away from me, to try and make it as nakedly me as possible is an intriguing notion.
