Quotes by Jodie Foster

“I'd always need a creative outlet. But sometimes, I do fantasize what my life would be like if I weren't famous.”

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

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

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

“My definition of a friend is somebody who adores you even though they know the things you're most ashamed of.”

“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.”

“Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock do romantic comedies. I do dark dramas. I do these movies well.”

“Normal is not something to aspire to it's something to get away from.”

“Love and respect are the most important aspects of parenting and of all relationships.”

“Let how you live your life stand for something no matter how small and incidental it may seem.”

“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 dire...”

“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.”

“Normal is not something to aspire to it's something to get away from.”

“Love and respect are the most important aspects of parenting and of all relationships.”

“Let how you live your life stand for something no matter how small and incidental it may seem.”

“This is such a big deal, and my life is so simple. There are very few things — there's love, and work, and family. And I'd like to thank all my families, all the tribes that I come from and, most i...”

“I'd like to dedicate this award to all the women before me that never had the chances that I've had, the survivors, the pioneers and the outcasts. My blood, my tradition. And I'd like to thank all ...”

“Normal is not something to aspire to, it is something to get away from.”

“I cannot believe in God when there is no scientific evidence for the existence of a supreme being and creator.”