Jessica Chastain Quotes

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 don't like the idea that fame could mean that people can no longer relate to me.

It's a fact, the majority of films in Hollywood are from the male perspective. And the female characters, very rarely do they get to speak to another female character in a movie, and when they do it's usually about a guy, not anything else. So they're very male-centric, Hollywood films, in general. So I think it's incredible that Ned Benson, when I said I'd love to know where she goes, says okay, I'm going to write another film from the female perspective.

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

I think you have to take the whole idea of wage equality out of the film industry.

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

I have problems because I'm very expressive, and usually red lipstick gets on my teeth and face.

An actress friend of mine shared a great trick. She told me to stick my tongue behind my teeth when I smile to keep from over-smiling. If you smile without doing it, sometimes your gums show a little too much. It's an actor's trick!

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

I’m very shy, I feel very awkward.

I love being around great actors and film-makers, and I try to hide the fact that I'm in awe of them.

I'm used to working really hard to get a role. I was always auditioning and talking my way into roles.

I 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.

I've spent my life being embarrassed.

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.

Every time an actress is celebrated for her great work, I cheer. For the more brilliant their performance, the more the audience demands stories about women... And as we all know: a great year for women in film, is just a great year for film.

Look, if anyone is scared, I got your back.

No matter what, I'm going to ask for more.

I'm very sensitive in real life. I cannot not cry if someone around me is crying. I will start to cry if someone is crying, even if it's not appropriate. I have that thing in me, a weakness or sensitivity.

I've actually been given a great gift. When I walk into an audition with a director, I'm carrying no baggage. They haven't seen me in anything, even though I've done nine films.

I don't want to torture anything. It's about trying to live a life where I'm not contributing to the cruelty in the world... While I am on this planet, I want everyone I meet to know that I am grateful they are here.

I've never been in New York for the whole time of Fashion Week.

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

When I first moved to Los Angeles, I don't think anyone knew what to do with me.

Every time you fail, you learn more.

To stand together against homophobic, sexist, misogynistic, anti-Semitic and racist agendas. I’m an optimist and I can’t help but feel hopeful about the future of film - especially looking at all the beautiful people in this room. Martin Luther King Jr. said, ‘Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.’ I would like to encourage everyone in this room to please speak up.