Quotes by Famke Janssen

About Famke Janssen:

Famke Beumer Janssen is a Dutch actress, director, screenwriter and former fashion model. She played Xenia Onatopp in GoldenEye (1995), Jean Grey/Phoenix in the X-Men film series (2000–present), Ava Moore on Nip/Tuck and Lenore Mills in Taken (2008) and its sequels, Taken 2 (2012) and Taken 3 (2015). In 2008, she was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for Integrity by the United Nations. She made her directorial debut with Bringing Up Bobby in 2011.
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You don't ever know with films. You just hope for the best, but sometimes it's a bit of a crapshoot.

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I love scary movies. The Shining and Don't Look Now are two of the best.

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Robert De Niro... It seemed like a pretty cool thing to do to put his name on my resume next.

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I try not to have high expectations of people because it just sets you up for disappointment, but it's great to work with actors who are that talented and accomplished.

Famke Janssen

I love the first two X-Men movies because I thought that Bryan Singer did such a great job. He elevated that whole genre. He's a very talented director.

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The great thing I think when you do independents is that people are really there for the same reason. They're not there because they got a lot of money and they want to just go home and get it over with. They're there because they believe in the scri...

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If you do well as an actor, a good director will pick up on it, and keep it in the film.

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My French is still good. That's a beautiful language and I'm happy to speak it.

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I want to work with great directors. I want to work on good material with good actors. I've probably done 20 movies at this point and a lot of independents. It's been an incredible ride and I love it and I'm just going to keep going and doing what I'...

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I like to go from mainstream movies to more artsy films. I don't sign on for the money. Maybe I should, but I don't. There's always a good reason for doing something.

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I am attracted to the dark side of life!

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Film has played such a big part in my life, in my impressions of the United States.

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I love stories about two people who are doing illegal things, who we really enjoy watching despite the fact that we know they are doomed in some way.

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Just because you're of the same sex, what difference does it make? Get married to whomever you want.

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I always feel like I want to do my career my own way. I never follow anybody's path, what they've done.

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The only way to do is just to go for it, otherwise it ends up looking phoney.

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I know Dark Phoenix is a huge part of the X-Men saga, so I'm assuming they're at least going to want to touch on it, but I don't know and I don't know whether I would want to be involved. That depends on many different things.

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I live in New York. I don't really particularly want to move to LA.

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The Dutch are a very practical people.

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I'm intrigued by the dark. Out of darkness comes creation.

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Author Bio

  • NameFamke Janssen
  • DescriptionDutch actress, director, screenwriter, and former fashion model
  • BornNovember 5, 1964
  • CountryNetherlands
  • ProfessionFilm Actor; Actor; Model; Film Director; Film Producer