Top 15 Jennifer Connelly Quotes

My character has a lot of rapid-fire technical jargon, so wrapping your head around it and trying to say it with authority is a challenge. For me, the scenes that are more emotionally fraught, I always find the most fun to play.

I mean, my dad was there with me and my dad was just so proud and excited to be there and I was so happy to have him there with me and I don’t know, I connect that a lot with my dad in that experience of being there, being there with him and what it meant to him.

I can’t say exactly how it impacts me and changes me, but I feel like the process of doing that and really considering other perspectives, I feel like it offers some kind of teaching.

And here we all are separated from people that we love and not able to go live the lives we’ve always loved. It is strange. I didn’t quite anticipate. I don’t think anyone anticipated being in this position now.

After working with him, he became a real hero of mine because he was so kind to me – I was a 14-year-old kid and knew nothing.

He was funny and gracious and made me feel so comfortable. He was amazing. Subsequently, I became a huge fan of his music.

It’s weird how much his death has affected me, especially how I feel now. I am much more conscious of how precious time is and I strive to find joy in everything. I catch myself quicker now when I start wasting my time worrying about silly things.

It wasn’t until my late twenties that I realised acting could be a creative experience.

I'm more reserved. I can be kind of shy in a group. Once I'm comfortable with someone, I'm not reserved.

The thing that really matters to me is well-being and happiness.

I went through a really hard time at the end of last year. The biggest thing for me is that my kids grow up safely and have happy lives. For me, that’s enough.

I did think that it was the sort of film that we could do together, and we had wanted to work together on something for some time.

I got to spend the whole year with my kids and my husband. And that's wonderful. My job really suits me.

Lots of other people have won Oscars, too, and there are a lot of talented women my age working who could play the roles I go after just as well.

It was something about the way that we were together. He stood out to me as someone singular and rare and beautiful, and I liked the way he was in the world. I liked the way he was with people. I liked the way he was with my son and the way he made me feel.