My mother said, "Pack your bags and leave." And my father said, "I've already paid for a year and a half - why don't you stay and get the degree?" And I said, "That's a good idea, because then I can at least run a theater even though I have no talent, and I'll never be an actor." It's my fault that I believed them.
Sigourney WeaverSomeday hopefully it wonโt be necessary to allocate a special evening to celebrate where we are and how far weโve comeโฆsomeday women writers, producers and crew members will be so commonplace, and roles and salaries for actresses will outstrip those for men, and pigs will fly.
Sigourney WeaverI've been very fortunate to be able to jump around. I just did this really wonderful film called Map of the World. That was a real, amazing, dramatic story. Then I did a movie called Company Men, a little comedy about the Bay of Pigs.
Sigourney WeaverMost of life is hell. Itโs filed with failure and loss. People disappoint you. Dreams donโt work out. Hearts get broken. Innocent journalists die. And the best moments of life, when everything comes together, are few and fleeting. But youโll never get to the next great moment if you donโt keep going. So thatโs what I do. I keep going.
Sigourney Weaver