Jessica Chastain Quotes

I love the company of my family and I like being on stage performing because I'm interested in people.

You know, it's recently come into focus for me why I want to be an actor: It's because of the connection I feel to people.

I want people to get to know me, because I want to get to know them.

There's a oneness to showing yourself to an audience. They feel that. It's healthy. That's what acting is all about.

I love intimacy, always, of performing.

If I could pick one reason why I want to be a writer, it would be connection. In all kinds of ways, I like to be individual and distinct; but when I write, I want to be writing about things that connect me to the people for whom I write.

Music is the way I talk to people.

Because you know what happens when you say 'hello' or 'good morning?' You make a connection. And isn't that what being human is all about?

My passion in life isn't politics. It truly is connecting to people and women.

Humans need to touch each other. We need to look at each other… We are human creatures, meant to be linked… So, yes, it's a gift for me to be able to look at somebody that I know or don't know, that I love or maybe not love, and to be able to connect.

Music is the best way that I can communicate with other people.

We've got to find a way to use our identities to reach other people.

I'm not saying that I don't experience people in life as evil, but writing is not a place of alienation; writing is the place where we can try to be human.

That's why I've never thought of retiring because I do it all the time whether on the stage or off. I found that in a precarious situation, a smile is the shortest distance between people. When one needs to reach out for sympathy or a link with people, what better way is there?

People will not lend you a hand until you first touch their hearts.

It's, like, you know, if you're sad, it's a way of connecting with other people. And we - a lot of times we sort of feel embarrassed by being sad, and we go off by ourselves to hide and cry by ourselves. But, really, it's a way of re-establishing relationship.

If you put your personal stories out there people always connect.

When you connect with people, they want to help you.

The fact in acting, you can tap into your darkest moments in life to your lightest moments. And people will watch it, and appreciate it, and even engage with you because of that. That's the greatest job one Earth.

The most important thing is a person. A person who incites your curiosity and feeds your curiosity; and machines cannot do that in the same way that people can.

Meeting the people. I love it. Just talking with people and sharing part of their lives for just a few moments ... I get love and appreciation and I hope I give them the same.

I really like feeling connected to people and feeling like I have a good, solid sense of empathy.

I've never been interested in things that sparkle and shine; I'm more interested in people.

To share our stories is not only a worthwhile endeavor for the storyteller, but for those who hear our stories and feel less alone because of it.

Someone to tell it to is one of the fundamental needs of human beings.