Everything the Coen brothers do is brilliant. Jacki Weaver brilliantbrothercoen Change image and share on social
I've had my share of villains and played some fairly nasty characters. But I've been acting for so long. I started out as the girl next door. Now I'm the grandmother next door. Jacki Weaver actcharacterdoor Change image and share on social
It's a basic tenet you learn at drama school. If you're playing someone evil, you can't make an objective moral judgment. You've got to get inside the character and empathize as much as possible. Jacki Weaver basiccharacterdrama Change image and share on social
When you get as old as I am, you kind of believe there's nothing new under the sun, but there's always a fresh way of looking at something. That's why I love working with young people. They remind you of things you used to know and have since forgotten. Jacki Weaver forgetfreshkind share on social
A lioness has got a lot more power than the lion likes to think she has. Jacki Weaver likelionlioness Change image and share on social
Most Australians who've got an ear can do an American accent because we grow up listening to them on television and in movies. Jacki Weaver accentamericanaustralian Change image and share on social
I love gay Mardi Gras in Sydney, which is a big parade, a big march that thousands and thousands of people participate in. And there's one little group... well it's not little, it's got hundreds of people marching, and they're all very sweet, middle-aged and elderly people who are the parents of gay children who are out and proud. Jacki Weaver agebigchild share on social
I love getting presents. And awards. I'd do whatever they told me to do. Jacki Weaver awardlovepresent Change image and share on social
I love pretending to be other people. The more unlike me they are the better - I find other people endlessly fascinating and myself incredibly boring. Jacki Weaver boreendlesslyfascinate Change image and share on social
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. Jacki Weaver americanculturegeneralize Change image and share on social