One of the things on a very practical level as an actor or actress is that when you do a play, you do the entire story every time you do it. You have eight shows a week. You have a rehearsal process of four to five to six weeks. And then once you're in performance, everybody else goes away and you're there with your fellow actors and the audience and the material and your life becomes about that. And you go through the story from the beginning to the end every time you do it and depending on how long you do it, that's where the craft comes in.
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
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
We're not all evil or all good, and we all make mistakes to one degree or another. - Annette Bening
We're not all evil or all good, and we all make mistakes to one degree or another.
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
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…
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
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…
I still remember the five points of salesmanship: attention, interest, conviction, desire and close. - Annette Bening
I still remember the five points of salesmanship: attention, interest, conviction, desire and close.
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
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…
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 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 …
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
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.
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
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…
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