Jennifer Jason Leigh

“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've always had so much admiration for my mom. She's so inspiring as a woman and as an artist.”

“When I find a role I want to play, I just go after it.”

“'Georgia' is very personal to me. 'Anniversary Party' was great. 'Anomalisa' is also another one that, particularly, is in my heart and will be forever. I do think it's a masterpiece; I really do.”

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

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

“Writing, producing and directing, I must say, is incredibly satisfying and gratifying.”

“You know, you really do choose your existence in a way.”

“People equate success with youth. And if you haven't had a certain amount of success by a certain time in your life, it's never going to happen. There's a fear about that. So people start lying about their age really young. I've never done that because I think it's so insignificant.”

“When you get called to come in and audition for Tarantino, it's incredibly exciting.”

“Susie Waggoner in 'Miami Blues' is just such a sweetheart, such an innocent. When I watch that, I really feel like I'm watching Susie Waggoner. I don't really see myself. And there's a simplicity to it that I really like.”