Jessica Chastain?s Hand and Footprint Ceremony Today (Nov. ?My grandmother took me to my very first play? and she sat next to me when I discovered my profession. My mother drove me two hours each way to audition for Romeo & Juliet,? Chastain said before tearing up as the crowd cheered her on. Take a look at her tearful speech, via Variety; Chastain begins speaking at the 25:45 mark: The night before her ceremony, the gorgeous performer was spotted dining out at Madeo in West Hollywood in a stunning yellow dress.