Catherine Ann Keener Quotes

• I don’t think I’m very ambitious at all. But I seem to play people who have that quality.

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• I just never fantasized about Mr. Rogers, but I like his whole vibe.

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• I know many great actors who have small heads.

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• I’m not a public figure at all. I don’t really go out a lot to places where there are people like those who sit at the bottom of your driveway.

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• I think people are always looking for a good comedy.

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• I… had guys on the set who didn’t like me… they weren’t interested in the cold character.

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• I’m unqualified for anything else. I’m barely qualified for this.

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• I’ve worked with a lot of great directors.

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• If you give a character room to breathe, they come alive.

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• Insecurity is just something that’s there all the time. I’ve never been crippled by it.

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• If you work in casting, it’s sort of not cool to want to act. A lot of people think that casting directors are frustrated actors, but it wasn’t true with any of the casting people I knew.

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• Most times when people pitch you as being perfect for a part… they don’t look at you as an actor who can transform. A lot of people are so literal.

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• The more people involved in making a movie, the worse it is, generally.

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  Sometimes it just doesn’t translate to people. You just move on, and you feel bad because people worked so hard on it and everyone loved it… Everybody was treated so well and was going for something and trying to do the best work possible.

   

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• The movies I usually do are maybe three or four weeks because they don’t have a lot of money.

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• The movies I’m in not a lot of people see, but it’s alright.

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• These days there are a lot of people who just want to be famous. I think that comes from a naive place, because those people generally don’t know what it’s like.

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Catherine Ann Keener (17)

Birth:	23rd March, 1959
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actress

About

Catherine Ann Keener was born in Miami, Florida. She is an American actress. She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles as Maxine in Being John Malkovich and Harper Lee in Capote. She graduated with her B.A. from Wheaton College in 1983. She earned her first starring role in Johnny Suede with the then unknown Brad Pitt. Her performance gained critical acclaim and earned her first Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead. In 2000, she earned her first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Being John Malkovich, directed by Spike Jonze. She also took part in the film Full Frontal, and S1m0ne alongside Al Pacino.

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