Kathleen Turner Quotes

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.

You shouldn't get to live in society and give nothing back. People complain about their taxes, yet they do nothing for the community. That makes me furious.

You’re not too smart, are you? I like that in a man

I have health. I have a wonderful support system. I have the admiration of millions of strangers, which I do not underestimate

Risk is the willingness to fail.

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.

What we need is more women writers, writing for older women. There are some actresses who have production companies and create their own material, and I truly admire that

It begins and ends with money. It's absurd in this day and age when we need so much money for education, health, for people, that a $100 million dollars can be spent on a film. It's obscene

My father was a diplomatic officer. As a diplomat's daughter, you have to learn to present yourself very early on.

Professionally, I have no age.

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.

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.

The roles that are written for women as they grow older in theater are much richer and much more powerful.

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.

At about 40, the roles started slowing down. I started getting offers to play mothers and grandmothers

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.

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.

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.

I think Europeans have enough tradition and respect for the experience and body of work of an actress that they don't sell out to the new ones

Organized religion is primarily man putting words in God's mouth. That's how I basically feel about that. But, I do believe in believing and I admire it. I just don't think it should be exclusive or judgmental.

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.