Illeana Douglas quotes
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“I love sketch comedy. My real goal is to do something with Albert Brooks. That would be my fantasy. I stay up night and day thinking up stuff he might find funny.”
-- Illeana DouglasSource : Interview with Daniel Robert Epstein, www.suicidegirls.com. September 22, 2003.
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“There's too much insecurity on studio sets, with all the people standing around, whispering.”
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“I wore a lot of vintage clothing. I dressed like a reporter, with a little card in my hat. I had these fantasies of who I wanted to be, so I'd dress like an explorer, a cowboy. I dressed up like Elton John a lot too. That was another period.”
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“When I do a character, I try to base it on someone I have met or an experience I've had.”
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“It's nice to see a movie where people are actually succeeding.”
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“It was an interesting way to come across in my first big role. To work with Robert DeNiro was very exciting.”
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“In high school, my goal was to be a writer for SNL, then I got into the acting.”
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“The best situation is where they cast you and then they trust you.”
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“I've done a few studio films in the last few years where I feel like I've done good work, and then I only end up in two scenes. That's been very disappointing.”
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“I'm a huge poster collector.”
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“I know in this day and age, when you meet men, they often want to be boys. They dress like boys. And it's very confusing. I can't offer any solution except to make a movie about it.”
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“I loved the idea of the Nerd as Hero, which Ghost World also had.”
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“When we were doing a scene, lots of times we would collapse giggling, because it seemed so silly because it felt like we were doing a home movie at times.”
-- Illeana DouglasSource : Interview with Daniel Robert Epstein, suicidegirls.com. September 22, 2003.
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“I always wanted to get into the horror genre. I like scary movies. I want to go to the fan shows and sign posters with my head hanging by a thread like a B-movie actress.”
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“God only knows what else is on the web about me.”
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“I like doing movies that relate to people's experience.”
-- Illeana DouglasSource : Interview with Daniel Robert Epstein, suicidegirls.com. September 22, 2003.
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“I had an obsession that I was male characters from movies.”
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“I know as I'm taking my dying breath, the ambulance guy will ask me why they cancelled Action.”
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“I love anything to do with ventriloquism and magic.”
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“I like the idea of capturing people who aren't there to save the world.”
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“I want to be an animated character. I'm also doing more writing and directing.”
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“I met Patricia Neal, John Houseman. But I loved my grandfather because he was this kind, talented man.”
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“I'm a big fan of Albert Brooks, Nichols and May. I'd like to follow in their footsteps and do comedy films.”
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