Leslie Mann Quotes

I think probably the reason why I really enjoy acting is that I really am interested in people. I'm interested in what they think, why they think it and what happened in their lives to make them see things a certain way.

I've always read in order to figure out people more, and that includes bad people and good people.

I've learnt to not look that deeply into what people say as it's mostly a reflection of themselves.

How can one know anything at all about people?

Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.

Anyone who devotes time and attention to what makes people tick, to me, is a smart person.

I want books to give me insight into the way people's brains work and hearts work, and that's what engages me.

You must look into people as well as at them.

I feel like I'm a pretty good judge of character because I've had to judge a lot of characters.

I don't know how you can understand other people or yourself if you haven't read a lot of books. I just don't think you're equipped to deal with the demands and decisions of life, particularly in your dealings with other people.

I'm insatiably curious about human nature.

I love reading people. I really enjoy watching, observing, and being able to figure out a person, the reason they wore that dress, the reason they smell the way they do.

My biggest job really is to figure other people out. I need to understand what makes a person tick.

I think I have a very detailed sense of observation. I am interested in the details of people's lives and what information these details give.

I just think the more we're observed by other people, the less we can observe them in order to play them and find their true condition.

Women on the whole are often not as shallow as men are. They can be, but they cut through things a little more easily than men do in terms of that superficial stuff.

If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.

I like reading novels because it provides insight into human behavior. I am really interested in feelings and think they are what define us as a species. When you really get it right in acting, it's an act of empathy. You feel less distant from others, and that is really exciting.

I think creative people need to do a bit of, you know, tuning into every radio station - you just do, otherwise you don't know much about other people. You kind of have to learn a bit about yourself so you can work out how we all behave and why we do the things we do.

I'm a complete human being. I'm very emotional and loving. I feel, I hurt, I give, I take, and also I think. I analyze. I'm a sociologist, anthropologist.

The reason I act is because I'm trying to understand why people are as they are.

I've always been fascinated by people, their psychology, what drives them and trying to understand them.

But we talk about issues, we talk about people, we talk about personalities. George is a very good reader of people, and he's very perceptive about people, and you know, that's fine.

I'm entirely interested in people, and also other creatures and beings, but especially in people, and I tend to read them by emotional field more than anything. So I have a special interest in what they're thinking and who they are and who's hiding behind those eyes and how did he get there, and what's the story, really?

When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.