Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable.

Quote by Jodie Foster

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The movies I made when I was 14 or 15, I have a hard time...

The movies I made when I was 14 or 15, I have a hard time...

Well, I certainly was exposed to and learned to appreciate the work of great directors...

Well, I certainly was exposed to and learned to appreciate the work of great directors...

I fantasize about having a manual job where I can come home at night, read...

I fantasize about having a manual job where I can come home at night, read...

I've gone through phases of just forgiving your parents for not being as young as...

I've gone through phases of just forgiving your parents for not being as young as...

You develop a third eye where you kind of know where they are in a...

You develop a third eye where you kind of know where they are in a...

Claustrophobia makes it the perfect setting.

Claustrophobia makes it the perfect setting.

I've always had this idea that I wanted movies to make people better not worse.

I've always had this idea that I wanted movies to make people better not worse.

So, yes, there's nothing I love more than listening to directors talk about their movies.

So, yes, there's nothing I love more than listening to directors talk about their movies.

I wish that I spoke more languages. I speak a couple languages, but not well...

I wish that I spoke more languages. I speak a couple languages, but not well...

I prefer to commit 100 per cent to a movie and make fewer films, because...

I prefer to commit 100 per cent to a movie and make fewer films, because...

It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate...

It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate...

Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from.

Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from.

Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable.

Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable.

I think anybody over 30 plays parents because it happens in your thirties and so...

I think anybody over 30 plays parents because it happens in your thirties and so...

I had to take my makeup off at work every night. I wasn't allowed to...

I had to take my makeup off at work every night. I wasn't allowed to...

I am the luckiest filmmaker I know.

I am the luckiest filmmaker I know.

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

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

I wish people could get over the hang-up of subtitles, although at the same time,...

I wish people could get over the hang-up of subtitles, although at the same time,...

Knowing what paint a painter uses or having an understanding of where he was in...

Knowing what paint a painter uses or having an understanding of where he was in...

I don't know if I see myself as really an action hero, but I like...

I don't know if I see myself as really an action hero, but I like...