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Part of me longs to do a job where there's not a gray area.

Jodie Foster

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Jodie Foster
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: November 19
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So, yes, there's nothing I love more than listening to directors talk about their movies.
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I feel at various times in my life that I've been at a point where I had to choose between a death sentence and a life sentence. And I want to live. What do I do to live? What do I do to be vital? And the answer is always creativity.
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I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize.
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I prefer to commit 100 per cent to a movie and make fewer films, because it takes over your life.
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There is no direct evidence, so how could you ask me to believe in God.
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I suppose that's my one little secret, the secret of my success.
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There's absolutely no sort of acknowledgment or reward for this - except for the intangible of my kids growing up to be wonderful people.
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