I know movies are a function of our dream world. And when you project yourself on screen, it's easier to project yourself into what you were, not what you are.
I think the most liberating thing I did early on was to free myself from any concern with my looks as they pertained to my work. I'm a pain in the ass to all of the costume designers with whom I work because I have very strong feelings about the subject.
I was offered, within one year, three different witch roles. It was almost like the world was saying - or the studios were saying - 'We don't know what to do with you.'
I'm curious about other people. That's the essence of my acting. I'm interested in what it would be like to be you.
Leave me to the thing I love. I love acting. But being called 'the greatest living actress' - a designation not even my mother would sanction - is the opposite of good or valuable or useful. It is a curse for a working actor.
The progression of roles you take strings together a portrait of an actor, but it's a completely random process.
There are wonderfully talented actresses. It's a really rich field. There isn't as rich a field of material. My job is usually to express emotion as freely as possible.
After I did 'Private Benjamin,' suddenly the reputation was that Goldie Hawn calls her own shots. - Goldie Hawn
Oftentimes, actors are looked at as court jesters. They are not looked at as deep-thinking, smart people who do many other things or have gifts in other areas. - Goldie Hawn
People ask if I feel pigeon-holed by always doing the same kind of humorous role. But my tool has always been humour because it's the most entertaining way to put any ideology across, and it's fun, and it's positive, and it's a healer. Laughter is God's gift. I feel privileged to be able to do it. - Goldie Hawn
The big money goes to kids and young men - big tent-pole movies, which are expensive but have a great return. - Goldie Hawn
Good directors can bring certain things out of you, with their intensity or gentleness or sensitivity or understanding. They can make an actor feel he can do no wrong. - Robert DeNiro
I always tell actors when they go in for an audition: Don't be afraid to do what your instincts tell you. You may not get the part, but people will take notice. - Robert DeNiro
I didn't have a problem with rejection, because when you go into an audition, you're rejected already. There are hundreds of other actors. You're behind the eight ball when you go in there. - Robert DeNiro
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