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My sister and I fought a lot when we were kids. I was the little bratty sister, and she would kind of walk away, not wanting to be associated with me.

~Annette Bening

Topics: Associated Away Fought Kids Kind Little Lot Me She Sister Walk Wanting Were Would

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My dad was in the life insurance business, so I learned about selling when I was about 14 because I started working as a secretary.

~Annette Bening

Topics: About Because Business Dad Insurance Learned Life Life Insurance Secretary Selling Started Working

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There's no question that you can explore aspects of yourself through roles that you play, and you get a chance to investigate yourself; that's healthy, and it's therapeutic in a way. But if you're indulging yourself, exploration at the cost of the story or the project, that's not good.

~Annette Bening

Topics: Aspects Chance Cost Exploration Explore Get Good Healthy Investigate No Question Play Project Question Roles Story Therapeutic Through Way You Yourself

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It's hard to make a living in this business. Unions aren't as strong as they used to be. For a journeyman actor - someone who doesn't have a famous name but has consistent work in theater or film or TV - it has become harder to get through, harder to raise a family.

~Annette Bening

Topics: Actor Become Business Consistent Family Famous Film Get Hard Harder Journeyman Living Make Name Raise Someone Strong Theater Through Tv Unions Used Who Work

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Getting all dressed up and putting on fancy clothes - all of that's a great thing, but oddly, it doesn't really have a lot to do with acting most of the time.

~Annette Bening

Topics: Acting Clothes Dressed Fancy Getting Great Great Thing Lot Most Oddly Putting Really Thing Time Up

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I act, but I am a mother first and wife second.

~Annette Bening

Topics: Act Am First Mother Second Wife I Am

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I never thought my private life would be newsworthy.

~Annette Bening

Topics: Life Never Private Private Life Thought Would

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I had never been attracted to younger guys. I had, from my late teens, always liked men who were older than me.

~Annette Bening

Topics: Always Attracted Been Guys Had Late Liked Me Men Never Older Teens Than Were Who Younger

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I feel that certain things are best kept inside a family and not discussed with anyone else.

~Annette Bening

Topics: Anyone Anyone Else Best Certain Certain Things Discussed Else Family Feel Inside Kept Things I Feel

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I think people have a right to their point of view.

~Annette Bening

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: May 29th, 1958

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