Jessica Chastain Quotes

It's easier to do an action scene than a love scene. I love fighting. When the camera's not rolling, I'll usually punch some of the actors, just for fun.

It takes me a long time to make a big purchase...

I'm the kind of person [who] when I'm doing a play, and even when I'm working, I don't do anything else. When I'm working, I just work.

We need to reevaluate that women who ask for a pay raise or ask for a promotion - it's actually an okay thing.

I'm going to ask what is correct, what I deserve, especially in relation to male actors.

I take great responsibility in any character that I play.

No matter what the characters you play, you have to find the differences in them, especially when you are doing a political movie.

Everything that we criticize young actresses for, they're supposed to do because that's when we're supposed to make mistakes. And find out who we are.

Most of the women I spoke to were pushing agendas that they felt connected to - more so than with the male lobbyists I met with.

Maybe that's because there are so few women lobbyists; if they're there, it's for something they strongly believe in, not just for financial gain.

I spent a lot of the last five years on a set, and every once in a while you take stock of your life and look at what you're doing.

I no longer think in terms of, Ooh, this is a great role and what is it going to do for - actually, I've never really thought about what something is going to do for my career.

I don't want people to look at me.

I've had to learn how to say 'no' to offers.

I'm inspired by people who are so sensitive and vulnerable that they try to cover it up.

I just want to do what I feel is right in my heart.

I want to be involved in a story that makes a difference.

I always say I am a realist, and my mom says, 'No, you just have anxiety.'