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Jodie Foster

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Some people are known for what they did; Jodie Foster is known for what they said. Whether reflecting on Movies or War, Jodie Foster brought uncommon clarity to every subject. 16 of Jodie Foster's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Movies, War, Society, Mom, and Home. Here is a taste of their wisdom: "So, yes, there's nothing I love more than listening to directors talk about their movies."

“I didn't have any ambition to produce big mainstream popcorn movies.”

— Jodie Foster

Movies

All Quotes by Jodie Foster

“But the reason I became, why I wanted to be in the business was because there was Midnight Cowboy.”

— Jodie Foster

Business

“So, yes, there's nothing I love more than listening to directors talk about their movies.”

— Jodie Foster

Movies

“I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize.”

— Jodie Foster

Art

“I love European movies and I kind of grew up on European films.”

— Jodie Foster

Movies

“The movies I made when I was 14 or 15, I have a hard time looking at those. Those were the awkward years. I don't know if anybody can look at something they did when they were 14 and not wince.”

— Jodie Foster

Movies

“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

Movies

“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

Society

“I've always had this idea that I wanted movies to make people better not worse.”

— Jodie Foster

Movies

“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

Home

“I had to take my makeup off at work every night. I wasn't allowed to do it at home because my mom said that when your work day is done, you're done with work.”

— Jodie Foster

Mom

“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

Alone

“I didn't have any ambition to produce big mainstream popcorn movies.”

— Jodie Foster

Movies