Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain
Jessica Michelle Chastainis an American actress and film producer. Born in a small town near Sonoma, California and raised in Sacramento, Chastain developed an interest in acting from a young age. As a teenager she made her professional stage debut as Juliet in a 1998 production of Romeo and Juliet. She went on to study acting at the Juilliard School, after which she was signed on for a talent holding deal with the television producer John Wells. She was a...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth24 March 1977
CitySacramento, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I'm the first person in my family to go to college.
I don't really drink, and I've never been to a rave. I used to cut school to read Shakespeare, not to make out in the park.
There is this immediate connection, this intimacy when you're acting because there's no room to be polite or shy. Also, as an actor I get to connect with women I've never met before.
I've had to learn how to say 'no' to offers.
I've never been in New York for the whole time of Fashion Week.
I'm used to working really hard to get a role. I was always auditioning and talking my way into roles.
I can't even open my eyes underwater.
Broadway has always been a dream of mine.
I’m very shy, I feel very awkward.
And to stand together against homophobic, sexist, misogynistic, anti-Semitic and racist agendas. I'm an optimist. And I can't help but feel hopeful about the future of film, especially looking at all these beautiful people in this room. Martin Luther King Jr. said, 'Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.' And I would like to encourage everyone in this room to please speak up.
It takes me a LONG time to make a big purchase.
Before, it was just about making the films - and now it's releasing them. Which is a steep learning curve.
I don't want to be in my car all day. I love getting up in the morning in Venice and walking my dogs down to the cafe to get my tea, and then perhaps going to a bookstore and sitting and reading, then walking to the beach.
I'm inspired by people who are so sensitive and vulnerable that they try to cover it up.