Jennifer Jason Leigh famous quotes

06-13-2025

People equate success with youth. And if you haven't had a certain amount of success by a certain time in your life, it's never going to happen. There's a fear about that. So people start lying about their age really young. I've never done that because I think it's so insignificant.
-- Jennifer Jason Leigh

#Lying #Thinking #People
I've always done roles that really appealed to me on a gut level and which I found inspiring.
-- Jennifer Jason Leigh

#Roles #Done #Levels
It's very exciting to work with people who inspire you.
-- Jennifer Jason Leigh

#People #Inspire #Exciting
One of the reasons that I do a lot of different kinds of pictures is because I learn a lot when I'm doing them.
-- Jennifer Jason Leigh

#Different #Kind #Reason
When I find a role I want to play, I just go after it.
-- Jennifer Jason Leigh

#Play #Roles #Want
Writing, producing and directing, I must say, is incredibly satisfying and gratifying.
-- Jennifer Jason Leigh

#Writing
You know, you really do choose your existence in a way.
-- Jennifer Jason Leigh

#Way #Existence
I just don't want to talk about my personal life. I feel like it's mine, I'm not trying to promote it. It's nice to have things that are your own, that you value enough that you don't have to use to sell a movie.
-- Jennifer Jason Leigh

#Nice #Trying #Use
I like a movie that the audience actively has to participate in, and not just casually observe. Whatever my part in it, just as an audience member, I find that exciting.
-- Jennifer Jason Leigh

#Members #Exciting #Audience
I like to investigate all different kinds of people, I guess, and find out what makes them who they are, and try to be honest in the portrayal, and truthful, and find out how to understand that person, how to communicate that person's experience.
-- Jennifer Jason Leigh

#People #Trying #Different
I'd love to have children, and I think marriage is great, I really do.
-- Jennifer Jason Leigh

#Children #Thinking
I loved acting as a kid because I was kind of shy, so it brought me out of myself.
-- Jennifer Jason Leigh

#Kids #Acting #Shy
I love Polaroids and I have a Polaroid camera collection from the '50s.
-- Jennifer Jason Leigh

#Cameras #Polaroids #Collections
I don't need a reason to kill myself-I need a reason not to.
-- Jennifer Jason Leigh

#Suicidal #Needs #Reason
I've had guys, when I've been single, come date me and I've found out they were expecting some kind of whirlwind, some dramatic crazy person-- and that's just not me. I'd much rather be in a movie that people have really strong feelings about than one that makes a hundred million dollars but you can't remember because it's just like all the others.
-- Jennifer Jason Leigh

#Strong #Crazy #People
I just dont plan things. I live a month at a time.
-- Jennifer Jason Leigh

#Months #Plans
I love being in therapy. It's just constantly fulfilling for me.
-- Jennifer Jason Leigh

#Love Is #Therapy #Fulfilling
I used to hang out by the food table at parties because you don't have to talk to anybody. If you do then you can talk about the food.
-- Jennifer Jason Leigh

#Party #Tables #Used
Acting for kids is like playing house, you know? But growing up in Hollywood, it just made it seem possible.
-- Jennifer Jason Leigh

#Growing Up #Kids #House
I don't really watch my moves all that often; I mean, really, I don't.
-- Jennifer Jason Leigh

#Moving #Mean #Watches
I don't want to play the same person twice, that's not why I wanted to act.
-- Jennifer Jason Leigh

#Play #Want #Wanted
I hate parties. I don't like big crowded things.
-- Jennifer Jason Leigh

#Hate #Party #I Hate
I'm a typical middle child. I'm the mediator. The one that makes everything OK, puts their own needs aside to make sure everybody's happy. It's hard to change your nature, even with years and years of therapy.
-- Jennifer Jason Leigh

#Change #Children #Years

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