Juliette Lewis quotes

Juliette Lewis is an American actress and singer, acclaimed for her intense and distinctive roles in film and television. Known for her performances in movies such as "Cape Fear," "Natural Born Killers," and "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," she has earned numerous award nominations. She continues to inspire with her bold artistic choices and dynamic screen presence. Here are 23 of her quotes:

Success is a nice by-product but what I really want is work.

Juliette Lewis

The bravest thing I ever did was continuing my life when I wanted to die.

Juliette Lewis

Like everybody I have many different sides.

Juliette Lewis

The worst thing you can do to a kid is tell them that their dreams are invalid.

Juliette Lewis

There is growth. Get out of the past.

Juliette Lewis

Sometimes I want to control things more than I'm able to.

Juliette Lewis

Some people can't connect with their own emotions.

Juliette Lewis

Fame can be just so annoying because people are so critical of you. You can't just say "hi". You say hi and people whisper "Man, did you see the way she said Hi. What an attitude."

Juliette Lewis

Because I'm not perfect looking, I get to play better roles.

Juliette Lewis

I knew I could live no other way, that the one thing I wanted was to act and do it well.

Juliette Lewis

Being beautiful can be a curse, especially if you want to be an artist and create.

Juliette Lewis

I kind of imagine myself at eighty, a cat lady.

Juliette Lewis

In acting, you have a writer, a director, a character - you're working through being another person - and the irony I always tell people is when I acted early on as a teenager, it actually kept me out of trouble.

Juliette Lewis

When I do a film, usually I work from my director. That's my boss. The director is interpreting the writer's vision, and we all interpret it, and they create their own vision as well.

Juliette Lewis

In my work, I'm always striving to be as honest as possible.

Juliette Lewis

I think I can be beautiful with all the little stuff done, and I can be ugly. A lot of attractive actresses can't be ugly.

Juliette Lewis

I don't make an effort to be sloppy. I just don't consider a perfect hairdo and a perfect face to be beautiful. If I had my way I'd dress myself and do my own makeup for magazine shoots.

Juliette Lewis

I don't want to be famous as a movie star and have the whole world love me, I want to be a creative actress.

Juliette Lewis

The old footage of my dad, I always knew we were cut from the same cloth, because my dad was such a renegade and always marched to the beat of his own drum. To see where we were both dancing and being silly together, it's too beautiful for words. I was really happy to have that.

Juliette Lewis

I collect clothes-they keep building and building. I buy them instead of having them washed.

Juliette Lewis