Sally Kirkland famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

My point is that, over the years, I've taught five thousand people acting and lately I have a lot of energy on these kids, having the same break I had as a high school girl.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Girl #School #Kids
Everyone should have a moment with Ron Howard in their life to give you faith in our industry.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Giving #Moments #Should
The only thing that I could think of to do was to be an actress.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Thinking #Actresses
Our church has been legal since late 1960s. I've been involved since 1972. I was ordained in 1975.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Church #1960s
A lot of my joy this year has been to give away awards to young people, no matter of race, creed or color, because they were a terrific violinist or a terrific dancer.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Race #Color #Years
I think you can really tell a good actor if you can put a camera on them and they can just talk and emote and react and you don't have to keep cutting away from them, because they are the language and the behavior. It's all a tour-de-force performance.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Cutting #Thinking #Actors
When I was growing up watching Marilyn Monroe, I learned that you can be very beautiful, very glamorous and very vulnerable and not give up your soul just because you were a movie star.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Beautiful #Stars #Growing Up
I had no idea that he was going to write that, but I've always believed that insecurity was what would keep you always in your innocence, no matter what the business did.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Writing #Ideas #Insecurity
My activism and sexual revolution in New York was a factor.
-- Sally Kirkland

#New York #Revolution #Activism
I made a conscious decision back then that I would rather be the best actress who ever lived than the most famous one.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Decision #Actresses #Engagement
In Europe you can be Sophia, you can be these older women who are considered very sexy.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Sexy #Europe #Older Women
I really think that women should be allowed to be more European, in this country.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Country #Thinking #Europe
She was a genius, my mother.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Mother #Genius
I'm on Governor Gray Davis' California Alliance Towards Education to bring the arts back to high schools.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Art #School #California
In the case of Marilyn and John Kennedy, I think they did affect change.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Thinking #John Kennedy #Cases
My attitude is always one of sensuality, aggressive enthusiasm and a kind of outrageousness in my expression.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Attitude #Expression #Sensual
I taught Sandra Bullock when no one knew who she was. I talked her out of quitting. I put her in a showcase.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Taught #Quitting #Showcase
I always told, Sandra Bullock was my student when she was younger, I always told her it's important that we hold on to our insecurity, the wisdom of insecurity.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Insecurity #Important #Students
With my ministry of light, part of what I do is work on the California Alliance For Arts Education.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Art #California #Light
I had art as a major, along with English, French and History. I had dance, modern dance. In English I was allowed to write my own poetry, which I eventually got published.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Art #Writing #Modern
So I have this ability, if I may say so, to spot talent.
-- Sally Kirkland

#May #Talent #Spots
I have married thriteen couples. I'm about to do a marriage next month.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Couple #Next #Months
So, I think that Marilyn, what she gave the world, and in many ways Kennedy too, was that they had dreams and they didn't allow anybody to take away their dreams.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Dream #Thinking #Way
I certainly was one of the instigators in the 1960s of freedom of expression.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Expression #Freedom Of Expression #Instigators
I have some great stories and I will get around to writing a book.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Book #Writing #Stories
I think I'm more European in personality.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Thinking #Personality
My favorite actresses were Geraldine Paige, Anne Bancroft and Kim Stanley.
-- Sally Kirkland

#Actresses #Kim #My Favorite

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