Kathleen Turner Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“The roles that are written for women as they grow older in theater are much richer and much more powerful.”
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“Being a sex symbol has to do with an attitude, not looks. Most men think it's looks, most women know otherwise.”
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“My greatest fear when we were doing "Body Heat" was that I wouldn't be sexy. I didn't have a self-image of myself as this alluring, powerful, sexual female.”
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“I think my mission is to become the greatest human I can. I know that sounds pompous, but what else do we have?”
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“I don't think it has to be one religious structure, one church. I think the issues of faith and redemption are much more universal than any one religion.”
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“You’re not too smart, are you? I like that in a man”
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“You know, when you've worked with somebody before and you've worked very deeply and dangerously then you start with the relaxation and the trust right away and that lets you go even deeper, which is a lovely thing.”
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“I know there are nights when I have power, when I could put on something and walk in somewhere, and if there's a man who doesn't look at me, it's because he's gay.”
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“I don't see anything wrong with technology as long as it doesn't interfere with your life.”
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“What makes me angry? The education of children. How in God's name can you expect to have a functioning society the way we teach our kids?”
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“I don't really go to YouTube or, especially, participate in Facebook. I just really don't want to know that many people!”
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“I love the new technology in terms of giving access to doing more independent work. When I first started out, any film had to rent from Panavision and the expenses were humongous. Now, given the advances in technology, you can put out extraordinary quality filmmaking at nothing like the price it used to be.”
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“It's fascinating how all of us, everyday, rely - at some point, to some extent, for some reason - on faith in our life. Whether it's God or not, or "Please help me!"”
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“The idea behind doing comedies is that you go home a little happier.”
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“I don't think I'm anything like the improviser. I'm not. I do better with at least an outline.”
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“One of the things I do tell young women, if they want to pursue a career in acting, is to get good stage training. It is essential to have a good basis in stage technique. You can move into film easily, and acquire more skill and more understanding, but you can't necessarily go the other way around. For women, longevity of career will very much be on stage.”
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“The roles that I am attracted to are women who try to do something about their lives, and not a woman who waits for some circumstance or man to come rescue her. I have no interest in that.”
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“There are always people doing things wrong who need to be taught, for their own good. That's doable.”
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“Crimes of Passion, which is one of the best films I've done, will live strongly in my resume, even though it didn't do well”
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“I am dedicated to ensuring reproductive health and freedom for all. Please join me in supporting Planned Parenthood's vital work to protect access to reproductive health care and real sex education worldwide.”
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“I always thought the point was to have a bigger life, to meet more people. So I don't understand Hollywood”
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“I often play women who are not essentially good or likable, and I often go through a stage where I hate them. Then I end up loving and defending them”
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“I find the idea of today's icons being teenagers incredibly uninspiring”
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“This is not about abortion or the antics. This is about pro choice versus anti-choice and government intervention in a woman's personal decisions about her life.”
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“A woman my age is not supposed to be attractive or sexually appealing. I just get kinda tired of that.”
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“I would certainly choose my jobs depending on the actions of the character. I won't do anything that has to do with child abuse or women's abuse.”
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“When I'm really hot, I can walk into a room and if a man doesn't look at me, he's probably gay.”
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“There's something so muffled about the way you experience things. It's as if you were trying to slip through life unchanged.”
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