273 Quotes by Jodie Foster

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.

I never know what's going to move me. I'm always surprised. And it's always a mystery to the people who work with me.

It's a tough trick to be able to create an intelligent movie that has socio-political commentary, and also has the emotional and moving stuff, at the same time.

I will always love psychology, and the basis of psychology is family.

By the first week of shooting, you know exactly where your film is heading based on the psychology of your director.

I saw leaving college as an opportunity to do something different with my life. I always thought that becoming an academic was going to be my path.

I don't know why people think child actresses in particular are screwed up. I see kids everywhere who are totally bored. I've never been bored a day in my life.

I like to be in a different place when I make a movie so that I can't really focus on anything else, and that is your world.

Part of me longs to do a job where there's not a gray area.