Once I’ve ascertained that I’m safe and I’m with a director who is taking care of me, then I’m able to go and do what I need to do and know it’s not me, it’s the story. – Julianne Moore
When the computer and tablets are all about playing games, that’s not interesting to me. – Julianne Moore
In all of the movies and films you see, people are always in crisis because that’s what we watch. We watch them deal with crisis and resolve it. – Julianne Moore
Even ordinary people aren’t ordinary, not really. They’re filled up with thoughts and feelings that you might never know are there until they suddenly materialise. – Julianne Moore
Every child is so different. Their experience growing up and their experience relating to the world has so much to do with their temperament, and their likes and their dislikes. – Julianne Moore
You might have, as a character, 30 pages of dialogue a day if you’re what they call a ‘front-burner story.’ So you go home, you learn your lines for the next day, you get up, you’re there at 7 in the morning, you do a quick rehearsal, you’re on camera, you might leave, you know, at 7 at night and start the whole thing over again. – Julianne Moore
I moved frequently because my dad was in the army, so I was always new in school. I think if you’ve ever done that, you know what it means to not matter in a room. I think it’s a good experience for everyone to have, to feel like they’re not noticed, because it teaches you to be empathetic. – Julianne Moore
It’s hard to keep the romance going sometimes. Because you have a job. And you have children. And you have a house and a dog. And something leaks in the basement, and somebody has to take the dog to the vet… you’re exhausted. – Julianne Moore
I was somebody who was not athletic. I was highly imaginative; I loved to read, and I loved nothing more than being in a story… I didn’t want to play ball; I wanted to imagine something and read something. – Julianne Moore
I can see how Americans misconstrue British reserve, and I can see how British people misconstrue American enthusiasm. I think I’m somewhere in between the two. Although I’m outgoing, I’m also very private. – Julianne Moore
Behavior is mutable. It changes from place to place. It’s like accents, dialect – it varies from one area to another. But there are universal truths about what it means to be a human being. All the other stuff is like applique. Learning that was interesting to me and probably useful for becoming an actor. – Julianne Moore
I actually think acting is a form of self-hypnosis. You have to be hyper, hyper aware of what’s going on around you. You have to know where the lens is, what the shot is, and where you’re moving. And then you have to trick yourself into an emotional state where you believe this stuff is actually happening. – Julianne Moore
I think to be courageous, you have to be afraid. For me, it feels very courageous when I go skiing because I’m very, very afraid to ski. It’s dangerous! I feel very scared. But when I’m acting, I don’t feel very scared. – Julianne Moore
When my son first started to take the subway, my husband and I used to follow him to make sure he was all right, and then we had to stop following him and let him do it by himself. – Julianne Moore
I’m not really afraid of things that are imaginary. I enjoy it. I enjoy big narrative, and I enjoy big feelings. Having a feeling is never going to kill you. – Julianne Moore
At the Golden Globes, they put all the bigger stars in the front; the movie stars in the front, TV actors in the back. But even as a movie star, you can be outseated by a bigger star in any given year. It’s kind of hilarious. You have to take it in stride. – Julianne Moore
We shouldn’t require our politicians to be movie stars. Then again, we’re all influenced by charisma. It’s hard not to be. We all collectively fall for it. – Julianne Moore
I think people are always really surprised when they realise I’m not a very serious person and that I’m not tremendously serious about acting. I don’t like to rehearse; I hate improv. Directors that don’t like to talk, they’re my favourite ones. – Julianne Moore
I’m not scared of many things in front of the camera. Everywhere else, yes, I’m terrified. But acting is just pretending, and you are exploring feelings in a safe environment. – Julianne Moore
You know, comedy’s hard. With drama, you have a responsibility to the emotional truth, but with comedy, you have emotional truth and you have technique on top of it. – Julianne Moore
I’ve got more freckles than just about anybody. My children didn’t get them, thankfully. They have tiny little freckles. – Julianne Moore
The funny thing about my films is that you can make little piles of them. You could make little piles of the movie that were family movies, you could make a little art movie pile, you could make a little action movie pile. – Julianne Moore
I do love my work. As an actor, you live from job to job, though, and you have to be prepared for that. – Julianne Moore
My kids have always been allowed to have dessert. My husband thinks I’m too free and easy about that kind of stuff, but my kids will throw out a half-eaten ice cream cone if they’ve had enough, which I’ve never in my life been able to do. – Julianne Moore