Jacki Weaver Quotes

Jacki Weaver — Australian Actress born on May 25, 1947,

Jacqueline Ruth "Jacki" Weaver, AO is an Australian theatre, film, and television actress. She is known internationally for her performances as Janine "Smurf" Cody in Animal Kingdom and as Dolores Solatano in Silver Linings Playbook, both of which earned her a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress... (wikipedia)

In Australia, I grew up watching 'The Mickey Mouse Club,' my son grew up watching 'Sesame Street,' my grandson's growing up watching 'Dora The Explorer.' So we are sort of saturated with American culture from the day we're born, and to those of those who do have an ear for it, it's second nature.

The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you'll have a shot, and it doesn't work. Sometimes it'll work better than you expected.

It's a very generous culture, American culture. I know you can't generalize 300 million people, but everyone I've met here has been so lovely to me.

It's one of the functions of the theater to shock and titillate and appall, apart from entertain and delight.

'Promiscuous' implies that I'm not choosy. In fact I'm very choosy. I just happen to have had a lot of choices.