14 Quotes & Sayings By Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster is an American actress and producer. She was born in California, the only daughter of 15-year-old Lynne Constance (née McConaughey), a part-time model, and her 17-year-old high school senior husband, Kieth Foster, who died in a motorcycle accident when Jodie was three years old. After seeing her father's picture in an article about child stars who went on to become troubled adults, Foster realized that she could not be happy with what she was doing. She said I wanted to be normal Read more

I wanted to go to school, I wanted to have friends. But I didn't want to be famous because you can't do anything about it.

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Normal is not something to aspire to it's something to get away from. Jodie Foster
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Love and respect are the most important aspects of parenting and of all relationships. Jodie Foster
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Let how you live your life stand for something no matter how small and incidental it may seem. Jodie Foster
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As an actor, I'm attracted to drama; as a director, it's humor - because it's the story of my life, and I can't be that serious about it. Being alone is a big theme in all my movies, both as a director and as an actress. Jodie Foster
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It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That's always been a tug of war for me. Jodie Foster
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I'd always need a creative outlet. But sometimes, I do fantasize what my life would be like if I weren't famous. Jodie Foster
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I didn't have any ambition to produce big mainstream popcorn movies. Jodie Foster
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I don't 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
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I've always had this idea that I wanted movies to make people better not worse. Jodie Foster
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I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize. Jodie Foster
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My definition of a friend is somebody who adores you even though they know the things you're most ashamed of. Jodie Foster
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It's very hard for me to get a new car. It's really hard for me to get a new house. It's really hard for me to move on from the things that give me stability. Jodie Foster
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Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock do romantic comedies. I do dark dramas. I do these movies well. Jodie Foster