"I guess I’ve played a lot of victims, but that’s what a lot of the history of women is about." ― Jodie Foster Topic(s): History More From Jodie Foster "It’s an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That’s always been a tug of war for me." "I don’t know if I see myself as really an action hero, but I like doing physical movies and I like doing movies where the writing is very lean." "I have, in some ways, saved characters that have been marginalized by society by playing them – and having them still have dignity and still survive, still get through it." More In History "After Nixon resigned in 1974, he engaged in a very aggressive war with history, attempting to wipe out the Watergate stain and memory. Happily, history won, largely because of Nixon’s tapes."― Bob Woodward "Courage, my friends; ’tis not too late to build a better world."― Tommy Douglas "The history of our country is cruel. We have to face those issues or, should I say, we had to. Not anymore I hope, because we are going in the right direction, and we are ready to forgive, ready to move on."― Novak Djokovic