Zitat des Tages von Kathy Bates:
Alexander Payne's very specific. His scripts are always complete when you start working on them.
And people are always saying: 'Well, you go to Hollywood and you get yourself a film career or a TV series, and then you can do anything you want. Because then you've got the clout.' That had always sounded like a lot of hooey to me, but now I think it's true, unfortunately.
I have to pay the bills just like everybody else, but it also pays my soul to work.
The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less privacy.
After winning the Oscar, I was committed to do 'Fried Green Tomatoes,' but I didn't know what the next thing would be after that. It was a scary time. But the advantage of TV is the regular work. All you need is a hit series, I guess.
Every time an Oscar is given out, an agent gets his wings.
It was also wonderful to have the prospect of playing with Jack Nicholson. It was a terrific part, a terrific script, with Alexander Payne and Jack Nicholson. You can't get any better than that!
Jack made it very comfortable for me on the set. We'd met socially before but never worked together. You know, he's very professional, very disciplined and he's always prepared and knows his lines.
I have always had a problem with my weight.
I think that being in an environment is a much richer experience than just working on a soundstage.
I look for a role that hopefully I feel empathy with and that I can understand and love, but also that has that challenge for me to play - a different kind of role, a different type of character, a different time period.
Drama comes more naturally to me. It's the comedy you really have to delve into.
I want to be defined by my own essence.
I went from years of honing my craft to sudden recognition. It was quite a life changer.
My mother used to tell this corny story about how the doctor smacked me on the behind when I was born and I thought it was applause, and I have been looking for it ever since.
I try to always stretch myself to fit the characters that have been presented.
