We want to be seen for who we really are, and each person has his own complex story and reasons for doing what they do.

- Annette Bening

I still remember the five points of salesmanship: attention, interest, conviction, desire and close.

- Annette Bening

We're not all evil or all good, and we all make mistakes to one degree or another.

- Annette Bening

We all have our insecurity and that's normal. And you have to learn to accept that about being an artistic person or aspiring to be an artistic perso…

- Annette Bening

Some people say talent is energy and that's a very interesting way of thinking about it. In other words, people with talent have a lot of energy.

- Annette Bening

I like that I've been through things, that when something happens, it resonates with something that already happened. It's not that things like loss …

- Annette Bening

I fall in love with all the people I'm working with, women, directors, everybody. As actors, that's actually one of the real pleasures of the work. Y…

- Annette Bening

We still want to idealize moms, and sometimes we want to idealize actresses who are moms, too. I know that's something I've experienced, but we're al…

- Annette Bening

I love watching people listen. And on film often some of the best moments if you think about favorite moments on film, often the person isn't even ta…

- Annette Bening