I Like As Much Time As I Can Get And I'll Do Whatever I Think Is Helpful To Prepare For A Role. Sometimes It's Practical Research, Meaning If I Had To Write Shorthand, I'd Learn How To Write Shorthand. Or If I Have To Know How To Dance A Certain Way, I Would Learn That. And Then There's Just Research Of Talking To People Similar To The Characters I'm Playing. And There's Stuff That I Just Feel Is Inspiring, Whether It Be Music Or A Painting Or A Photograph. I've Used A Lot Of Nan Goldin's Photos In The Past To Inspire Me. I Use Certain Paintings And Pieces Of Music.

-Jennifer Jason Leigh

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I Like As Much Time As I

Jennifer Jason Leigh

I Like As Much Time As I Can Get And I'll Do Whatever I Think Is Helpful To Prepare For A Role. Sometimes It's Practical Research, Meaning If I Had To Write Shorthand, I'd Learn How To Write Shorthand. Or If I Have To Know How To Dance A Certain Way, I Would Learn That. And Then There's Just Research Of Talking To People Similar To The Characters I'm Playing. And There's Stuff That I Just Feel Is Inspiring, Whether It Be Music Or A Painting Or A Photograph. I've Used A Lot Of Nan Goldin's Photos In The Past To Inspire Me. I Use Certain Paintings And Pieces Of Music.

Topic

Writing

Character

Past

I Hope My Talent Has Something To Do With It. I Just Think This Business Is So Crazy. I Obviously Do The Best I Can, And The Directors I Admire See Something In Me. But This Is A Strange Business, And There Are People Who Are Incredibly Talented Who Never Make It, Who Never Get These Opportunities. So That's Why I Say I'm Lucky. I Don't Feel That I'm Not Talented - I Think I Am Talented - But I Also Think I'm Very Lucky.

Crazy

Opportunity

Thinking