This is someone who has a very stringent morality, and believes the system works, and has been deeply, deeply disappointed, and hurt, by it. You know, so she’s in a very different place in life. – Julianne Moore
I read a lot growing up. It was kind of my comfort, you know; I loved it. I love story. I love narrative. I was academic. I wasn’t particularly athletic. I didn’t make the drill team. I didn’t go out for sports. – Julianne Moore
All I wanted was to be a regional-theater actor, to be in a company. I thought it would be a great life. I don’t think I understood how difficult it would be. – Julianne Moore
I love my kids with all my heart and the last thing I want to worry about is the air they breathe. – Julianne Moore
I have a very, very normal life. I really do – with the exception of being very lucky and privileged. I have two children, a dog, and a husband. We live in New York, the kids go to school, and we’re fortunate that we have flexible schedules. I like that. That’s what I want. – Julianne Moore
I think that one of the things that you do learn is that falling in love and being in love with someone is a rarity. That you don’t fall in love as many times as you think you’re going to. And then when you do, it’s really special; it’s really important. – Julianne Moore
My family life is incredibly important to me. I want to be with them as much as I can. I try to work in New York, or I work in the summer time when my family can come with me. – Julianne Moore
When I was younger, I thought I had to shut myself off, work really hard to cry. I learned after a while that that’s just not… You know, often in life, you cry when you’re caught off-guard. That’s where I need to be when I’m acting, too. – Julianne Moore
Comedy is ridiculously hard. And if the rhythm is not right, if the music or the line is not right, it’s not funny. – Julianne Moore
I do remember when I was starting acting, going from one set to the next, with not much else going on in my life. And at the end of the day, you get back to your hotel room and just feel this awful loneliness, because the cameras have stopped rolling. – Julianne Moore
Being middle-aged is about realising that you’ve lived most of your life. You don’t have as much time in front of you as you have behind you. – Julianne Moore
I love clothes – I love shopping for clothes, I love wearing clothes, I love talking about clothes – but oddly, putting on the dress and walking around in front of people, that’s the place where I’m most uncomfortable. – Julianne Moore
My life may be a pretty crazy life at times, but it’s a very privileged one – being able to earn a good living doing what you love. Not many people have such an opportunity. – Julianne Moore