Top 68 Quotes & Sayings by Anna Faris
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Last updated on November 7, 2024.
I try to keep my head on straight and take nothing for granted.
You have to create your own stuff. It's really exciting to create something, sell it, and feel like I'm not just a pawn waiting to be cast.
I feel, for the most part, especially in comedy, you make your own work, and maybe that's true across the board.
I've been acting since I was 9, but in college I entered the drama program, and I didn't excel at it at all, kind of for the first time.
I can't stand confrontation, which maybe is a character flaw. But having said that, I do feel like when I do get upset - which is rare, as my husband and family would say - I have a hard time letting go.
I feel really grateful that I am in comedy, and I love doing it.
My comedy does not come from a place of deep cynicism, and I tend to play characters who are naive in some way.
There's definitely a loneliness and, like, an internal element to being a performer.
I do love giving advice, but I try not to forget how flawed I am as well. And how many mistakes I've made.
I've been through heartbreak and uncertainty and giddy crushes and everything. We all have.
I am very rewarded and challenged in front of the camera.
There was a time when I was willing to marry any cute boy that looked at me.
I don't think anybody really wants to know their limits.
I was never the class clown or anything like that. When I was growing up and doing theatre in Seattle I was always doing very dramatic work. Now I can't get a dramatic role to save my life!
I'm not a very good lover. I'm so nervous about my sexuality.
One of the things that comedy has given me over the years is a really good ability to laugh at myself and to not take things that don't matter too much too seriously. I feel that very little offends me anymore and I'm really grateful for that because I think I was a pretty uptight little kid.
I never imagined being able to make money from acting - and now I can.
I know a lot of actors talk about the importance of wardrobe, and it always seems like it's kind of a cop-out, maybe, because it seems like a minor detail to some people. But I think it's hugely important.
I give the worst possible relationship advice to people. I am not ashamed.
Yeah, I do like scary movies, especially the ones that don't take themselves too seriously.
I never really thought I wanted to become a movie star.
Motherhood is like a big sleeping bag of guilt.
As a working mom, you're running around all the time, and you're trying to figure out what can my kid eat that's healthy because, I guess, I'm 'supposed to do that.'
I love being a part of a romantic comedy. I've done a lot of comedies but haven't always had a ton of romance in them.
I would love to have more actress friends, but I just don't.
I used to sort of consider myself a feminist, an environmentalist, and I still have some of that in me, but I've done so many offensive comedies, I'm now worn down to a little nub of... nub of an activist.
Life is too short to be in relationships where you feel this isn't fully right.
Hollywood studio executives don't recognize the value of female performers as much as male performers.
The hardest thing in my industry is longevity, getting your next job. It's hard to get the first job, but it's so much harder to get the sixth or seventh as a woman.
When I travel, it makes me wish I looked completely polished all the time. I don't. I live in sweats.
I take pride in how great my relationship is with Chris, but having said that, of course, in this crazy world where he's off doing movies and I'm in L.A. raising our child, of course I'm going to feel vulnerable, like any normal human would.
I like the idea of sort of playing quieter roles, which would be refreshing for a minute. It is exhausting being really loud and obnoxious.
I don't really like to go out to clubs or anything. It's just not my style. I'd much rather go to a dive bar or a local place.
You have to be willing to accept the idea that people may think you're stupid.
I loved working with Eva Longoria.
I love to cook really fattening things, like steak and pasta and potatoes.
'Overboard' was the movie that I put on when I wasn't feeling great, and it always made me feel better. I could watch it a gazillion times. So when they approached me to be a part of this remake, I was terrified because I felt like there's no way anything could live up to the original. But it was thrilling.
It's weird to get gifted things as an actress because it usually happens when you've made a movie, and you can finally afford something, and then these fashion labels give it to you for free.
Blythe Danner is somebody whose career I admire. She's a great actress and does good work, but also has a life of her own. I love my job but, at the end of the day, I want to come home and watch a movie and drink a bottle of wine with my husband.
There are times when I think, 'Do I have the energy to be upset?' and the answer is 'no.'
You know, right now, they say - I don't know who says this, but somebody told me - there's three male roles to every female role. And I guess I'd work on evening that up. Making great roles for women. It's just such a huge challenge.
After I had my baby, I reprioritized my life in general. I really wanted to play characters that gave me a different kind of fulfillment. That is a difficult thing to find, especially as an actress.
I really love comedy and weirdly enough, I love how my journey has ended up. I get to laugh all day long.
You have to create your own stuff. It's really exciting to create something, sell it, and feel like I'm not just a pawn waiting to be cast
The eyes are the nipples of the face.
If you don't believe in a line, then you come off as the loser.
I was never the class clown or anything like that. When I was growing up and doing theatre in Seattle I was always doing very dramatic work... Now I can’t get a dramatic role to save my life!
I really wanted to do some serious work. I really wanted to be a part of dramatic films. I wanted to show this talent, whatever that means, that I could be a dramatic actress as well. But the truth is, a) I don't know if I can, and b) I love doing comedy, and I felt almost a little embarrassed that I succumbed to the pressure. Vanity is really what it is. I feel really grateful that I am in comedy, and I love doing it.
I feel like all comedy does require a lack of vanity, but multi-cam, especially.
I don't know about you, but I love showing my ass to a crew of 300 that I've been working with.
I know I looked skinnier in The House Bunny, but thanks to my diet of beer and doughnuts, I'm back to my fightin' weight!'
You know, right now, they say - I don't know who says this, but somebody told me - there's three male roles to every female role. And I guess I'd work on evening that up. Making great roles for women. It's just such a huge challenge
I grew out my armpit hair for the summer. It turns out my natural hair colour isn't blonde.
One of the things that comedy has given me over the years is a really good ability to laugh at myself and to not take things that don't really matter too seriously. I feel like very little offends me anymore. I'm really grateful for that because I think I was a pretty uptight little kid.
Instead of the mahi mahi, may I just get the one mahi because I’m not that hungry.
It's always exciting to be a part of the development and creative process, and I hope to continue to do it. I feel like, especially in the comedic world, it's how things have to be done. You have to be a part of the motivating factor of getting the movie made. It's so hard.
Especially in the world of comedy, it feels like you have to be proactive, in terms of pitching and trying to sell and being a part of the creation of the stuff that you do.
Playing those one-dimensional characters is actually really difficult because you're not dealing with somebody you would ever really know. I don't think anybody here could imagine actually knowing Cindy Campbell from 'Scary Movies.' So, in a way, your job is so much easier when you're playing a person that you really understand and that seems very relatable. I think I was coming to a place in my career where I was like, "I'd like to do something a little more rewarding."
I used to feel this need to prove to people that I can do something dramatic. But, the truth is that I don't know if I can. I don't think I have it in my skill set. It would be great, but I do love making comedies. It's been so much fun for me, and I hope that I can continue to do it.
My wedding will be a great party where I can get drunk and have a good time.
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