When I was in college, I was an English major, but I was part of this great group at Stanford called the Company. We didn't know any better, so we did it all; we did King Lear, we did Hamlet, new plays ... And we did it all in a covered wagon that we took around the Bay Area. We all put our makeup on in one cracked mirror. It was the most fun I've ever had.
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 think that every piece has its challenges. I love going back and forth between one and the other. I'll always pick a comedy over a drama.
Sigourney WeaverIt's rather rare when you play an older character in a movie in a supporting role to even get an arc.
Sigourney WeaverI wouldn't recommend it, because art school is a funny business. Yes, if you can find a situation where they'll give you money to live at the school and do whatever you want and pay for all your materials, if you're a painter or maybe a filmmaker, do it. But acting should be the most fun thing in the world; you're surrounded by other people who are as obsessed with Anton Chekhov as you are.
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