Kathleen Turner quotes

Being a sex symbol has to do with an attitude, not looks. Most men think it's looks, most women know otherwise. (Kathleen Turner)
There are still women who are not living their own lives, but living through their men or their children. View quote
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Professionally, I have no age. View quote
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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? View quote
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I have health. I have a wonderful support system. I have the admiration of millions of strangers, which I do not underestimate. View quote
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My father was a diplomatic officer. As a diplomat's daughter, you have to learn to present yourself very early on. View quote
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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. View quote
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Women are responsible for creating their own roles. View quote
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I'm very old-fashioned in some ways because of my father, who thought that being a public servant was an honor. Everyone must find a capacity in which they can serve, because we all benefit from society. View quote
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I figured as I got older, the good roles for women would be in the theatre. So 15 years ago I started building a Broadway career to try and develop the chops to be accepted as a great theatrical actress. View quote
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I do not admire young actresses whose foreheads cannot move. (Kathleen Turner)
I find the idea of today's icons being teenagers incredibly uninspiring. View quote
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The older I get, the less I suffer fools gladly. View quote
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A woman can plan when to have her family and how to support a family. View quote
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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. View quote
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If my ego was out of whack and I believed I could carry anything off, that would be a stupid risk. But so far there's been no reason not to try anything. View quote
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I had a great deal of pressure to move to LA after Romancing the Stone came out and I'd become very popular. But people came to me anyway. View quote
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I have a brother who's a psychologist. He says three-quarters of the world are born feeling that they will be affected by the world; one quarter are born knowing that they will affect the world. View quote
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As I traveled from one country to another, no one knew anything about me. So I could be anybody, I could speak as I wished, act as I wished, dress as I wished. View quote
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I am certainly a liberal. View quote
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I don't believe in simply accumulating money, but I have the luxury to say that, because I have enough for all my needs. (Kathleen Turner)
I never feel more alive than when I'm on stage. On film you feel chopped up, you can be acting from the neck up, or the hand, there is a lot of close up. View quote
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I never took to Hollywood. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'm not very active politically. The causes I work on offer immediate, practical, accessible help, and politics has never meant that to me. View quote
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