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Quotes
After The Matrix, I cannot wear sunglasses.
As soon as I put them on, people recognize me.
I
think dreams are important to inspire us to get out of bed every
morning.
The
morals of the films are that making choices that support your destiny
and being responsible for the choices that you make; believing in
something that you’re willing to fight for, that you think is
important; and believing that unless you have a choice then there’s no
freedom. Having a choice gives you freedom and then it’s being
responsible for that choice.
I
wouldn’t play another character like Trinity out of respect to her and
respect to the film. I don’t want to be the leather-clad, kicking-butt
girl with another name. It would be like cheating on Trinity.
But
it’s a little disturbing trying to look convincing when you’re
actually very embarrassed, and having the Washowski brothers screaming
at you ‘have your orgasm now’!
I
love to be challenged by something, be it a physical, emotional or
spiritual thing, and overcome it, become anew and transform it.
I
think that to go into it wanting to understand everything, then you’re
missing so much because so much of it is just about being open and
feeling. It’s a movie that makes you feel. It’s such an intellectual
movie but it has some way, magically, of just affecting your heart and
your insides, I think.
Faith.
If you contain yourself in a box, that’s where you’ll stay. If you
break out, you can fly. You can do anything. Pay phones can be fun.
I
did. I bonded with a lot of cows. I would walk every day in this
beautiful town in France where there’s nothing to do but eat cheese
and bread. And as I would walk at different times of the day, I got to
understand the path for the cows. They so reminded me of my dogs, in
terms of their spirit. It stopped me from eating meat for a while.
Like,
if I meet somebody and they want my autograph, like a young girl-I
learned this from Laurence Fishburne-I’d much rather shake their hand
and say, ‘Hi, I’m Carrie-Anne, what’s your name?’ and have a
connection than sign a piece of paper. And I think it’s more
important, the actual connection of saying hello.
I’m
somebody who wants to have a normal life with extraordinary experiences.
When
I was 19, I had given up my dream of acting because I didn’t know how
to go about it. Gil Bellows, the actor from Ally McBeal - we hung out
together in high school - came into my restaurant one day and said, ‘I
thought you wanted to be an actor. You had so much passion for acting.
What are you doing?’ I quit the next day.
Life
is never easy. But I’ve tried to develop an attitude towards life that
forces me to move forward. I think I’m one of those people who was
just born with a sunny disposition. I try to focus on keeping that, and
oddly enough, it’s not that hard. Life doesn’t have to be
complicated. It’s actually really simple.
I’m
a pretty fierce person if I believe in something. At the same time,
I’m soft and squishy and emotional and a big crybaby. Especially now
that I’m pregnant- one minute I’m happy, the next I’m sobbing,
‘What do you mean they don’t have chocolate ice cream?’
I’m
in heaven, I love being a mom. He simplifies my life, believe it or not.
My life is less complicated because I know what’s important and
that’s it.
The
question I’m asked the most is ‘What’s it like sucking
Carrie-Anne’s toes?’. It was tremendous. She has exquisite toes. Her
feet were primed from The Matrix, from a year of bouncing on them. We
definitely nailed (the scene) in eight takes, and then I asked for an
extra one, just in case. - Jeremy Piven on his toe-sucking scene with
Carrie-Anne in The Crew.
She
is one of the most honest actresses working in this business.
Carrie-Anne was a virtual newcomer when she was given the lead role of
Trinity in ‘The Matrix.’ I expected to find someone who was a little
nervous about getting the job done. She just came to the set and gave it
her all. - Keanu
Reeves, co-star in The Matrix
What
is so remarkable is the way she looks at life and tries to understand
herself and others emotionally. How she lives her life and the joy that
she wants to have and her bravery as a person is really inspiring. - Keanu
Reeves, co-star in The Matrix
I
knew very little of The Matrix at the time. I just liked her work in the
audition. She’s such a delight. She’s so sweet, just a wonderful
lady. It was easy. - Lasse Hallström, Director - Chocolat
Carrie
is the scrapbook queen. She puts a pack of pictures in a scrapbook
before she even gets home from the store. She had five baby books before
her son was even born. I’m still working on my son’s first one. - Maria
Bello, best friend
This
girl can drive! - Laurence Fishburne, co-star in The Matrix, about
Carrie-Anne rehearsal of the car chase scene
As
soon as we saw her in the audition we knew we’d found Trinity. We
wanted someone audiences didn’t already know very well, so they
wouldn’t bring their preconceptions of whether she’s supposed to be
a ‘good guy’ or a ‘bad guy.’ Carrie-Anne had tremendous
intensity and great physical presence. Even though she wasn’t a
trained fighter, she looked like she could throw a punch. - The
Watchowski Brothers, Directors - The Matrix Trilogy
She’s
fantastic to work with. She shot her whole part for the film in eight
days. Which is phenomenal, she’s wonderful to work with. And I think
she does something in this film, she shows a side in this film that she
hasn’t got to in other movies. I think people who are into her will be
very excited by it. I also think her character is one of the most
interesting in terms of her character arc viewed in the light of what
the underlying chronology is. You see the film the second time you can
come up with a very different interpretation of what her character is.
That’s kind of fun. She played that beautifully. - Christopher Nolan,
Director - Memento
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