Normal is not something to aspire to, its something to get away from. – Jodie Foster
The movies I made when I was 14 or 15, I have a hard time looking at those. Those were the awkward years. I dont know if anybody can look at something they did when they were 14 and not wince. – Jodie Foster
I dont know if I see myself as really an action hero, but I like doing physical movies and I like doing movies where the writing is very lean. – Jodie Foster
Ive always had this idea that I wanted movies to make people better not worse. – Jodie Foster
So, yes, theres nothing I love more than listening to directors talk about their movies. – Jodie Foster
I didnt have any ambition to produce big mainstream popcorn movies. – Jodie Foster
I had to take my makeup off at work every night. I wasnt allowed to do it at home because my mom said that when your work day is done, youre done with work. – Jodie Foster
I think an artists responsibility is more complex than people realize. – Jodie Foster
Its an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. Thats always been a tug of war for me. – Jodie Foster
I have, in some ways, saved characters that have been marginalized by society by playing them – and having them still have dignity and still survive, still get through it. – Jodie Foster
I love European movies and I kind of grew up on European films. – Jodie Foster
I fantasize about having a manual job where I can come home at night, read a book and not feel responsible for what will happen the next day. – Jodie Foster
But the reason I became, why I wanted to be in the business was because there was Midnight Cowboy. – Jodie Foster
