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.
Jessica ChastainI don't want to be in my car all day. I love getting up in the morning in Venice and walking my dogs down to the café to get my tea, and then perhaps going to a bookstore and sitting and reading, then walking to the beach.
Jessica ChastainWomen perform great in the box office. Audiences want to see lead female characters.
Jessica ChastainWe need more points of view from women and we need more support for female directors and writers in the industry.
Jessica ChastainNo matter what the characters you play, you have to find the differences in them, especially when you are doing a political movie.
Jessica ChastainFor me, I'm not in an industry where I'm starving. I'm so lucky to have this job, I'm compensated for my work in an incredible way. But what I do ask is when I join a production I want to make sure that the male actor isn't making four times my salary, which has been true, or seven times my salary. And if that's true you go, you know what, I don't need this job. It's not really asking for more - it's asking for something that is respectable and equal to the male actor and you have to go, why are women being valued less?
Jessica Chastain