Quotes by Jennifer Jason Leigh

“Your best friend is the only one who would tell you the person you are in love with is a sexually ambivalent man-child.”

“I used to hang out by the food table at parties because you dont have to talk to anybody. If you do then you can talk about the food.”

“I love being in therapy. Its just constantly fulfilling for me.”

“I like a movie that the audience actively has to participate in, and not just casually observe. Whatever my part in it, just as an audience member, I find that exciting.”

“Im a typical middle child. Im the mediator. The one that makes everything OK, puts their own needs aside to make sure everybodys happy. Its hard to change your nature, even with years and years of therapy.”

“I could never play the ingenue, the girl next door or the very successful young doctor. That would be a bore.”

“People can have so many ill-conceived ideas about me based on the parts that I play. Ive had guys, when Ive been single, come out of the woodwork to date me and Ive found out very quickly that they were expecting some kind of whirlwind, some dramatic crazy person - and thats just not me.”

“I just dont plan things. I live a month at a time.”

“Id much rather be in a movie that people have really strong feelings about than one that makes a hundred million dollars but you cant remember because its just like all the others.”

“Writing, producing and directing, I must say, is incredibly satisfying and gratifying. Ive never been happier.”

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 its a masterpiece; I really do.

I like to investigate all different kinds of people, I guess, and find out what makes them who they are, and try to be honest in the portrayal, and truthful, and find out how to understand that person, how to communicate that persons experience.