Jessica Chastain Net Worth

Jessica Chastain's Quotes

• I was a difficult child because I wanted to be the mom.
• I don't look modern. I'm not the girl that would walk into the room and everyone goes, "Oh!"
• [on being directed by Terrence Malick in The Tree of Life (2011)] I would have pages of what we were going to convey, but I could say the words in any order I wanted, and sometimes we would say the same thing in many different ways... I think he will always be the greatest teacher I know. I'm trying, in the Terrence Malick kind of way of not planning and just allowing life to happen, trying to find these moments that mirror life and [are] not preconceived in any way. So that has changed me. I try to keep that freshness in things we've done.
• [on rehearsals] They'll say, "Save it, save it". I tell them: "Don't worry. I have a bottomless well of tears."
• Sometimes I'll have a meeting with someone and they'll say, "Oh, Sean Penn was just here and was saying the nicest things about you". You know, when you're applying for a job? These are like my recommendations. It's nice.

Interesting Facts about Jessica Chastain

1. Attended the drama division of The Juilliard School in New York City and was in the graduating class of her best friend, Jess Weixler.
2. One of two daughters of a musician Michael Monasertio and a vegan-chef with a food truck mother Jerri Renee Chastain. Jessica Michelle was the first member of her family to attend college.
3. Before her film career, she toured in a stage production of "Othello" with Philip Seymour Hoffman.
4. In order to gain weight for the role of Celia Foote in The Help (2011), she ate soy ice cream melted in the microwave.
5. Was personally handpicked by Al Pacino to play opposite him as the title character of the play 'Salome'. Pacino later recommended her to Terrence Malick, who gave her an audition for The Tree of Life (2011).
6. Her idols are Isabelle Huppert, Tilda Swinton, Cate Blanchett, Emily Watson, Julianne Moore and Marion Cotillard.
7. Attended El Camino Fundamental High School in Sacramento, California, but later dropped out. One of her classmates was Mandisa.
8. Was named on the list of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world for 2012.
9. Owns a three-legged dog named Chaplin.
10. Was named the Sexiest Smile by Victoria Secret's "What Is Sexy" list in 2012.
11. Won the Next Future Icon award at The Elle Style Awards in 2012.
12. Was awarded at the Elle Women in Hollywood Awards with the Calvin Klein Collection's Emerging Star Spotlight Award.
13. Was awarded the inaugural Gucci Award for Women in Cinema for The Tree of Life (2011).
14. Was ranked #86 on Ask Men's list of Top 99 Women of 2012.
15. Was once roommates with Michelle Williams They were both nominated for Oscars in 2012 and have remained good friends.
16. Good friends with Michael Urie. They were both members of the Juilliard School's Drama Division's Group 32.
17. Learned German and Krav Maga for The Debt (2010).
18. Her grandmother took her to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat when she was just 7 years old, sparking the early acting bug in her. Her grandmother, Marilyn, was introduced to the world when she accompanied Jessica to the 2012 Academy Awards.
19. (June 8, 2012) Named the ambassador for Manifesto, the Yves Saint Laurent fragrance.
20. Was originally cast in Iron Man Three (2013) as Maya Hansen but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.