- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Giddy
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Roman Polanski is one of my favorite filmmakers, and John Phillips one of my favorite songwriters. I had the honor to meet each of these men and was almost giddy to be blessed with the chance to tell each artist what his work meant has to me.
- Great
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Music has always been a great solace for me. It's still something that gives me far more joy than movies, I must say. I love movies, too. But somehow, music can transport you. There are so many different kinds of experiences you can have with music.
- Know
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
An agent said he didn't know what to do with me, I wouldn't be able to play any parts but lesbians and aliens.
- Feel
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I never know how I'll feel on any given day, but I've got to look around me and take what I got and find some inspiration, some anger.
- Good
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, everybody told me I was good. I was playing ping-pong with my father, and he'd say, 'That's a good shot,' but I'd mess up the next one, and I'd yell, 'Don't tell me that! I'll mess up! Just don't say anything!' You know, if someone says, 'You can't do that,' then I'm going to be, 'Yeah, you watch me.'
- Know
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I know there are a lot of tall, beautiful actresses like Uma Thurman and Nicole Kidman who are my height, but they're still half the size of me!
- Great
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I did Alan Ball's 'Five Women Wearing the Same Dress,' and then he put me in 'American Beauty.' Everything started to happen from all the years I put into the theater in New York City, and working, and having great parents who supported me through that.
- Chance
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been a figure skater and ballet dancer. I love physical comedy, and any chance that I get to do that... that is so me.
- Family
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Politics scared the crap out of me because I didn't grow up in a family where we talked about anything, really, except, 'Pass the peas, and do this.'... We didn't really have political discussions at the dinner table. I didn't learn how to watch or listen to politics.
- I Can
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I go on a hunt for things that make sense to me and that I can actively play as an actress.
- Long Time
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
The real trick to auditioning is just letting go of trying to please them. Make it your own. That took me a long time to learn.
- Feel
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I feel better when I'm working. I tend to not know who I am when I'm not working. That worries me a little bit... I've been fortunate to be so busy, but I haven't developed any other skills.
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a sponge. I sometimes don't want to go out of my house because it's like, 'Who's going to make me cry today?'
- Morning
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Being a figure skater myself and knowing what it took for my parents to get up at five in the morning to drive me to the rink before school and then drive me to practice after school - it's a huge commitment for any family.
- People
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
'Arrested Development' is great; Mitch Hurwitz is great. Plus, it's the one show I've ever had where, on the small parts, he just let me cast people.
- Everything
- |
- Nov 07, 2020