Jodie Foster > Quotes

“Books have always been my escape - where I go to bury my nose, hone my senses, or play the emotional tourist in a world of my own choosing... Words are my best expressive tool, my favorite shield, my point of entry...When I was growing up, books took me away from my life to a solitary place that didn't feel lonely. They celebrated the outcasts, people who sat on the margins of society contemplating their interiors. . . Books were my cure for a romanticized unhappiness, for the anxiety of impending adulthood. They were all mine, private islands with secret passwords only the worthy could utter. If I could choose my favorite day, my favorite moment in some perfect dreamscape, I know exactly where I would be: stretched out in bed in the afternoon, knowing that the kids are taking a nap and I've got two more chapters left of some heartbreaking novel, the kind that messes you up for a week.”
― Jodie Foster

“It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That's always been a tug of war for me.”
― Jodie Foster

“Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from.”
― Jodie Foster

“Being understood is not the most essential thing in life.”
― Jodie Foster

“Normal is not something to aspire to, it is something to escape from.”
― Jodie Foster

“Normal is not something to aspire to, it’s something to get away from.”
― Jodie Foster

“The definition of a friend is somebody who adores you even though they know the things you are most ashamed of.”
― Jodie Foster

“This is the place where I learned to live this life, to curse this life, and to claim this life for my very own.”
― Jodie Foster