"Jennifer Jason Leigh" is an American actress. She has appeared in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Hitcher (1986 film)/The Hitcher, The Hudsucker Proxy, Single White Female, Last Exit to Brooklyn (film)/Last Exit to Brooklyn, Georgia (1995 film)/Georgia and Short Cuts. She is also the co-writer and co-director of the film The Anniversary Party, made with fellow actor Alan Cumming.

Leigh has a reputation for playing characters on society's bottom rung, often prostitutes or junkies. She is also known for her intensive Method acting/method-inspired research into her roles.

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I used to hang out by the food table at parties because you don't have to talk to anybody. If you do then you can talk about the food.

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I could never play the ingenue, the girl next door or the very successful young doctor. That would be a bore.

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People can have so many ill-conceived ideas about me based on the parts that I play. I've had guys, when I've been single, come out of the woodwork to date me and I've found out very quickly that they were expecting some kind of whirlwind, some dramatic crazy person - and that's just not me.

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I'd much rather be in a movie that people have really strong feelings about than one that makes a hundred million dollars but you can't remember because it's just like all the others.

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I just don't plan things. I live a month at a time.

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I like a movie that the audience actively has to participate in, and not just casually observe. Whatever my part in it, just as an audience member, I find that exciting.

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Writing, producing and directing, I must say, is incredibly satisfying and gratifying. I've never been happier.

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I'm a typical middle child. I'm the mediator. The one that makes everything OK, puts their own needs aside to make sure everybody's happy. It's hard to change your nature, even with years and years of therapy.

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I love being in therapy. It's just constantly fulfilling for me.

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