KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Jessica Chastain Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Jessica Chastain

Showing 11-20 of 117 Quotes by Jessica Chastain

I think, in the past, being brave - being powerful, being strong - were qualities that people associated with being masculine. And I think... no, I don't think - I know that now we're realizing they can be feminine, too.

~Jessica Chastain

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


We need to understand that femininity is not weakness. And our society, for some reason, equates the two.

~Jessica Chastain

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I like characters and stories that challenge the status quo. Lately, I'm really interested in history because I find that in my public school education, I didn't learn about women in history. I want to introduce the world to some great stories and incredible heroes.

~Jessica Chastain

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


What's wrong with trying hard and showing up and being good at your job? We really need to look at ourselves and say we need to reevaluate this. We need to reevaluate that women who ask for a pay raise or ask for a promotion - it's actually an okay thing. It's okay to be ambitious; it's okay to be over-prepared.

~Jessica Chastain

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


When something happens, I always check myself and know it's going to go away. So be prepared for it. This is a tough business for actors who are sensitive. If you try to hold on to things, you'll go crazy.

~Jessica Chastain

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


There is this immediate connection, this intimacy when you're acting because there's no room to be polite or shy. Also, as an actor I get to connect with women I've never met before.

~Jessica Chastain

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I think when you congratulate yourselves for diversity, that means nothing's really changed.

~Jessica Chastain

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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.

~Jessica Chastain

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I always say I am a realist, and my mom says, 'No, you just have anxiety.'

~Jessica Chastain

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I'm used to working really hard to get a role. I was always auditioning and talking my way into roles.

~Jessica Chastain

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: Unknown

Links

Find Jessica Chastain on Amazon

Related Authors

Bette Davis
Marlene Dietrich
Judy Garland
Helen Hayes
Katharine Hepburn
Angelina Jolie
Marilyn Monroe
Mae West

Popular Authors

Robert Baden-Powell P. T. Barnum Pope Francis Bill Gates Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Terry Pratchett Margaret Thatcher

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1707 - Carolus Linnaeus

1799 - Thomas Hood

1810 - Margaret Fuller

1824 - Ambrose Burnside

1846 - John Buchanan Robinson

1848 - Otto Lilienthal

1868 - Harry Graf Kessler

1875 - Alfred P. Sloan

1883 - Douglas Fairbanks

1888 - Zack Wheat

Birthdays on May 23rd
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Architecture Design Home Imagination Independence Music Respect Wisdom