Jennifer Jason Leigh

Acting for kids is like playing house, you know? But growing up in Hollywood, it just made it seem possible.

I'm not great at judging a career. Or planning one.

I feel like I had a great career in a way. Maybe not the most successful monetarily or in other ways, but creatively, I feel incredibly fortunate.

I loved acting as a kid because I was kind of shy, so it brought me out of myself.

Not to compare an actor to a painter, but you can go through different phases and still be the same artist, y'know?

One of the reasons that I do a lot of different kinds of pictures is because I learn a lot when I'm doing them.

Being a good girl means suppressing a lot.

I've always had so much admiration for my mom. She's so inspiring as a woman and as an artist.

I hate parties. I don't like big crowded things.

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.

I love being in therapy. It's just constantly fulfilling for me.

I loved being on the set with my stepfather. I loved the magic of movies. I went on the set of 'The Mod Squad' - I mean, can you imagine? Just walking into a living room and then walking behind the living room, and it's just flat. There's nothing I love more than being on a sound stage.