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
Well, I've been acting for 50 years now, professionally. I've been acting a lot longer. My mother reckons I was acting when I got out of the womb. But because I've been working in the theater, I've probably only done about 25 movies but I've done more than 100 plays. Jacki Weaver acthavelong share on social
Everything the Coen brothers do is brilliant. Jacki Weaver brilliantbrothercoen 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
I know that Philadelphians hate New York actors passing off New York accents as Philadelphian when they are quite different. Jacki Weaver accentactorhate Change image and share on social
Every director's so different. Everybody has their own modus operandi and I love getting to know different directors in the way they work. David O. Russell is very exciting to be with because he's got a mind like quicksilver. Jacki Weaver daviddirectorexcit share on social
I remember I was a little girl when Elizabeth Taylor stole Eddie Fisher from America's Sweetheart, Debbie Reynolds, and the reaction back then was enormous! And Angelina Jolie was in trouble, too, for taking a husband away from another America's Sweetheart. Don't take husbands from America's Sweethearts. Jacki Weaver americaangelinaback share on social
I'm a nice middle-class girl in real life, and I'm a mom and a grandma, and I usually play sweet characters. Jacki Weaver characterclassgirl 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
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