When I went to Yale, I thought it would be like in Stenford 24 hours a day. Robert Brustein, former dean of the Yale School of Drama and founder of the Yale Repertory Theater was there, and we did all this very serious - I would go so far as to say completely humorless - Eastern European drama, as well as August Strindberg, and Henrik Ibsen, we weren't allowed to do William Shakespeare or Tennessee Williams or Eugene O'Neill. I was not in the right place.
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 WeaverI think so many families are touched by illness and loss, and we kind of overprotect our children often, you know, we sanitize.
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 Weaver