Jennifer Westfeldt
Jennifer Westfeldt
Jennifer Westfeldt is an American actress and screenwriter known for the 2001 hit independent film Kissing Jessica Stein, her 2004 Tony nomination for Wonderful Town, and her 2011 film Friends with Kids...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth2 February 1970
CityGuilford, CT
CountryUnited States of America
inspires york
I seem to only write New York stories because it's the only thing that inspires or interests me.
interested lines perform role sure writer
As an actor, I've always been interested in making sure I can perform the role and the lines in the way the writer intended.
dog needs and-love
Dogs just need you and love, that's all.
phones waiting your-future
It's exciting to take control of your future instead of waiting for the phone to ring,
beautiful wedding cry
I always cry at weddings; they're beautiful, and I'm always moved.
lines way roles
As an actor, Ive always been interested in making sure I can perform the role and the lines in the way the writer intended.
mom my-mom stepdads
My mom and my stepdad are both therapists.
commitment actors matter
As an actor on sets, Ive always clocked how hard the crew works, how much longer their days are, how much lesser their glory is - and the fact that their commitment to the work and project is unwavering, no matter the budget.
dollars facts hollywood
The saddest and strangest part of Hollywood to me is the fact that millions of dollars are spent on developing works that never get made. It doesn't make any sense to me. I don't understand it.
needs afraid-of-failure
Don't be too afraid of failure to learn what you need to learn.
struggle expectations people
I've seen so many people in my life struggle tremendously to fit into those boxes or to live up to those expectations or pressures put upon them by whatever society's concept of 'normal' is. I get frustrated by rules and regulations. I'm frustrated by things that are exclusive to one particular life choice.
hard-work way strange
In some ways I'm oddly traditional, I've been a serial monogamist since I was 12. I've always tried to work hard and get good grades and be a good person, but I feel like I've also always had a strange defiance of authority or the status quo, I've never understood why things always have to be just one way.
equal-treatment credit want
I guess what I learned about myself is I'm a bit of a socialist; I want everyone on the set to get equal treatment and credit.
trying safe actors
The part that I felt most comfortable with going in was just working with actors and trying to make them feel comfortable and safe so they could find the performance. That part felt organic to me.