Jessica Chastain

“I was excited that my films would finally see the light of day and people would see them. But I never imagined that such nice things would be said about a lot of my films.”

“I love being around great actors and film-makers, and I try to hide the fact that I'm in awe of them.”

“I talked to congressmen who really hate having to go to the many fundraisers, but they see it as a necessary part of their job.”

“I've had to learn how to say 'no' to offers.”

“For me, I'm not in an industry where I'm starving.”

“I'm very sensitive in real life. I cannot not cry if someone around me is crying. I will start to cry if someone is crying, even if it's not appropriate. I have that thing in me, a weakness or sensitivity.”

“I've never been in New York for the whole time of Fashion Week.”

“I have a feeling that very soon I'm going to fail very, very big. I'm going to try something and everybody's going to be like, 'What was she thinking?'”

“I don't like the idea that fame could mean that people can no longer relate to me.”

“I grew up in a low-income family. I was raised by a single mother.”

“Everyone has to learn how to live in an environment that has not made it easy for women to claim their place, so I think it's all women's responsibility to step forward.”

“I cut school to read Shakespeare and to learn about that because, for the first time, I felt like I really discovered a passion - the passion of my life.”

“If someone doesn't want to hire me because they think I'm too vocal, fine. I will do a play. I will always find a job. Let them try to get me out of this industry. I am not going to be silenced!”

“We know in our society, women are valued for their sexual desirability and not necessarily for what they have to say.”

“I don't want to be in my car all day. I love getting up in the morning in Venice and walking my dogs down to the cafe to get my tea, and then perhaps going to a bookstore and sitting and reading, then walking to the beach.”