Jessica Chastain Quotes, Thoughts and images

I feel like the bigger risks that I take, the more I learn. I know that I learn more from my failures than successes.

Every time you fail, you learn more.

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

It's okay to be ambitious, it's okay to be over-prepared.

No matter what, I'm going to ask for more.

I think both nature and grace live within everyone, and I always strive to be in a world of grace and compassion.

I just want to do what I feel is right in my heart.

I want to be involved in a story that makes a difference.

If someone does something bad to you, you do something worse to them so they never mess with you again.

I'm the unknown everyone's already sick of.

We need more points of view from women and we need more support for female directors and writers in the industry.

Put others before yourself, unselfish love, do unto others as you would have done to you.

I try not to fake anything.

I've spent my life being embarrassed.

You know, it's recently come into focus for me why I want to be an actor: It's because of the connection I feel to people.

I don't like the idea that fame could mean that people can no longer relate to me.

I'm very much a hippie from Northern California.

I have problems because I'm very expressive, and usually red lipstick gets on my teeth and face.

Whatever anyone says, I think the opposite will happen.

Women perform great in the box office. Audiences want to see lead female characters.

I'm inspired by people who are so sensitive and vulnerable that they try to cover it up.

Look, if anyone is scared, I got your back.

I've had to learn how to say 'no' to offers.

I love being around great actors and film-makers, and I try to hide the fact that I'm in awe of them.

I think you have to take the whole idea of wage equality out of the film industry.

I love fall because I love the whole cuddling aspect of it, and a sweater dress has that vibe of I'm going to hunker down and be warm, but it's also very feminine.

I'm really lucky because my goal, as an actor, is to disappear into the characters that I'm playing.

I'm very sensitive in real life. I cannot not cry if someone around me is crying. I will start to cry if someone is crying, even if it's not appropriate. I have that thing in me, a weakness or sensitivity.

Someone doesn't think immediately, "I want to be a lobbyist."