75 Quotes by Jennifer Jason Leigh

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.

People can have so many ill-conceived ideas about me based on the parts that I play. I've had guys, when I've been single, come out of the woodwork to date me and I've found out very quickly that they were expecting some kind of whirlwind, some dramatic crazy person - and that's just not me.

I like a movie that the audience actively has to participate in and not just casually observe.

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.

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.

I'd love to have children, and I think marriage is great, I really do.

I loved acting as a kid because I was kind of shy, so it brought me out of myself.

I love Polaroids and I have a Polaroid camera collection from the '50s.

I hate parties. I don't like big crowded things.