Jodie Foster

thumb|Normal is not something to aspire to, it is something to get away from. Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born 19 November 1962) is an American actress, director, and producer. She has twice received the Academy Award for Best Actress. Quotes This is such a big deal, and my life is so simple. There are very few things — there's love, and work, and family. And I'd like to thank all my families, all the tribes that I come from and, most importantly, my mother Brandy who taught me that all my finger paintings were Picasso's and that I didn't have to be afraid. And, mostly, that cruelty might be very human, and it might be very cultural, but it's not acceptable. Oscar Acceptance Speech, 1989 Academy Awards, Best Actress in a Leading Role, The Accused. I'd like to dedicate this award to all the women before me that never had the chances that I've had, the survivors, the pioneers and the outcasts. My blood, my tradition. And I'd like to thank all the people in this industry who've respected my choices and have not been afraid of the power and dignity that that entitled me to. Oscar Acceptance Speech, 1992 Academy Awards, Best Actress in a Leading Role, The Silence of the Lambs. Normal is not something to aspire to, it is something to get away from. As quoted in Diamonds, Pearls & Stones : Jewels of Wisdom for Young Women from Extraordinary Women of the World (2004) edited by Jennifer Read Hawthorne and Barbara Warren Holden, p. 6 I cannot believe in God when there is no scientific evidence for the existence of a supreme being and creator. As quoted in Calgary Sun (10 July 2007) I asked someone for a cappuccino?" she recalled in a Variety interview. "I did what? I thought I knew what I was talking about and ranted on for 45 minutes? I didn’t send that person a condolence letter when their mom died? I wasn’t at their wedding? I disappeared for four months and expected everybody to be my friend when I came back?" https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jodie-foster-fame-nearly-turned-her-into-a-hole.print There are three terrible things that happen to most people. One is your parents face death, the second is your kids grow up and leave you and the third is that the relationship you've been in forever disintegrates and you're alone." https://www.imdb.com/news/ni10130897/ Misattributed Attacking the rich is not envy. It is self defense. The hoarding of wealth is the cause of poverty. The rich aren’t just indifferent to poverty; they create it and maintain it. Incorrectly attributed to Foster, according to snopes.com External links 0000149 Jodie Foster Category:1962 births Category:Living people Category:Actresses from Los Angeles Category:Film directors from the United States Category:Film producers from the United States Category:Atheists from the United States Category:LGBT people Category:Best Actress Academy Award winners Category:Yale University alumni Category:Best Actress BAFTA Award winners Category:Women born in the 1960s Category:Best Drama Actress Golden Globe (film) winners