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" If my accomplishments frighten someone, it's nothing to do with me - that's to do with them. But the men who are in my life see me as a person - as a woman - not as a character I've played. "

Kim Cattrall

Life

Woman

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" My experiences in film and theatre in the States have been much more rigorous-in England there's an environment of, Let's try this. "

" I was very close to my father. At the age of ten I wanted to do plays, and my father was very encouraging. When I applied to different acting schools, he was right there and very supportive. "

" I don't know many women who can relate to Sharon Stone and the kind of movies she does. I don't know a lot of guys who can relate to Tom Cruise's movies because they're on a kind of fantastic level. I like movies I can relate to. "

" When I feel lost and can't make a decision, I just stop and get quiet. I take a time-out. "

" I wanted to understand pain and the human condition, which is full of pain and regret and sadness - and some happiness, if you're lucky. "

" I think the wonderful thing about doing theater is that it's more of an actor's medium. I think that film is more of a director's medium. You can't edit something out on stage. It's there. "

" My family was going back to England to visit my mother's grandmother, who was very ill. We went up to Liverpool and I met my great-aunt, who was just a force of nature. She was an elocution teacher and a huge enthusiast for theater and the classics. I took her amateur acting class, and she was really impressed with me. "

Kim Cattrall

Teacher

She

" I've been playing sexually aware women most of my life. At this point I expected to be playing moms and wives. It's exciting to play a femme fatale. "

" I've seen some women who are not particularly attractive but they have an assurance, and there's something so attractive about someone who doesn't have to work so hard. "

" Most of your life as an actor in Hollywood, either an actress or an actor, you have to look - you have to work out, you have to look - you rarely get to play someone who's just human, who's real, who is overweight, even not grossly overweight, but who has aspects of just everyday life. "

" A lot of my life has been lonely. Fantastic, but lonely. "

" Once you have a child, that becomes your life, and while that's the way it should be, I sort of have a love affair with my work. Having said that, many of us work far too hard and we don't put enough value in the epicurean, sensual part of life. "

" I've realized that the most important thing I can do to look good is just treat myself well, whether it's getting a nice, long massage or just lying low and not going out every single night. "

" I don't read reviews because if they're bad I'm devastated and if they're good I get a big head. "

" Theatre is immediate, it's alive, you're there with the audience, it can't be done again and again and again and again, it's organic. "

" I don't want to be in boardrooms talking about hiring hairdressers and minivans. I'm not good at it, and I don't like to hire and fire people. I hate that. It's horrible. "

" I'm smart with my money, I invest conservatively. I don't mind paying top-dollar, but I don't want to get ripped off. "

" When I got out of my Twenties I stopped playing women that were victims. I like playing women who are strong and have a piece of mind. "

Kim Cattrall

Mind

Got

" I first wanted to be an actress after seeing a play - not a movie. "

" At the beginning of every role I take, I have to start from basics and build it up. It's like a new construction. "

" That's what life is - you follow where your heart leads you - at least I do. "

" I follow life's changes, continue with my time-outs, and remain curious about what's next. "

Kim Cattrall

Changes

Curious

" There's a positive side to film and television, the sense of feeding into the theater... Your fans will follow you, hopefully, and be open-minded to see you play other things and experience other stories you want to tell. "

" There is no need to feel defeated at 40, 50 or 60. I'm having the greatest time in the second half of my life. "

" Having my priorities in order has really helped me look better, fresher, and more relaxed. "

Kim Cattrall

Better

Look

" Tennessee Williams was so adept at portraying characters who are both fallible and vulnerable. Women were a huge influence in his life, his mother and sister in particular. "

" I'm not a personality actress. I never have been. I have been a character actress. "

" I actually think 'Sex and the City' helped share how complicated it all is, to be a wife, a mother, and working, and a sexual being. "

" Practically all the relationships I know are based on a foundation of lies and mutually accepted delusion. "