Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" That was the magical thing about the Seventies: artists ruled. Because films were relatively low-budget, nobody cared. We could just go off and work. "

Related Quotes:

" I love the women I've played. "

" There's nothing like not washing your teeth or washing your face or brushing your teeth in the morning. "

" For me, I never really wanted to be in a 'Sissy Spacek' vehicle. That was not my intention. I got to be the 'Everygirl.' "

" When I first met David Lynch, he was living in the stables of the American Film Institute... He'd work all night and have his crew lock him in during the day, and he'd sleep. "

" I am a woman of simple tastes. "

" You want to live your life and live it just as fully and as deeply as you can. That's your deep well of reserve. That's where you get all your - the fodder for your work. "

" I'm drawn to ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary circumstances, which is a big part of the human condition. "

" If somebody wants to think of me as a movie star, that's fine, that's great. It sort of makes me giggle. "

" When I lived in New York City, I loved it so much. But every six months, I had to go home to Texas to remember who I was. Get filled back up. "

" With my coloring, I'm nothing in black and white. I've seen my films sometimes on black-and-white TV. Disaster. "

" I like horseback riding. I like to hike. I play guitar and sing. "

" Nature is my church. The wind in the trees and the bugs and the frogs. All those things are comfort to me. "

" In every movie, there's always some physical thing that triggers the character for me. In 'The Long Walk Home,' it was the girdle. Every time I'd put that girdle on, I'd feel my character wiggle to life. "

" For a while, I just sang at a steakhouse. I would go from table to table and really just survived on tips. "

" It's difficult to just let go of a character. Especially after you've been preparing and researching for weeks. "

" There are classic horror films that, if you are a human being in this world, you have to have seen. They've become a part of our culture. "

" Most things in my life I had before leaving home. Values, support, great family. I was shaped at an early age. A musician playing guitar, I wanted to be a folk singer. "

" Junior and senior high school years were not a good time. "

" Hollywood's fickle. It's always been that way, and it will always be that way. And it's always going to be somebody new and exciting comes along. That's just the way it works, and it will always work that way. And I think that if you give it everything to the exclusion of your own real life and family, you've sold yourself down the river. "

" There are fewer roles, and I've done so many things already that I don't want to repeat, so to find something you haven't done is harder. I don't want to play a country singer again. "

" I like to do films that I would want to go see, basically. I'm not out to make a fast buck. "

" I connect with just plain old everyday people. Human behavior fascinates me, the people who are the nuts and bolts of this country who help hold up the world. "

" The name Sissy came because my brothers called me that. "

" My roots allow me to let go of the fear of failure. "

" When I was a little kid, I used to spend a lot of time thinking about what I'd wish for if a magic fairy gave me three wishes. First, I wanted to be loved. Then, I wanted to be beautiful. And, finally, I'd wish for a million more wishes. "

" I go where the good work is being done. "

" Oftentimes you read scripts, and you get to one and you think, 'OK, is this good, or is this just better than all the other ones that I have been reading?' "

" It's not seeing myself 40 feet tall on a movie screen - it's the work. That's what thrills me. "

" I didn't worry about leaving the fast lane - I was just so consumed with my baby that it seemed like the right thing to do. I never felt like I left New York, though. If you've lived in a place and loved it, you never feel like you left it. "

" I'm a fool for a brilliant filmmaker. And for someone who wants to try new things. "