Illeana Douglas famous quotes

03-30-2025

I love sketch comedy. My real goal is to do something with Albert Brooks. That would be my fantasy. I stay up night and day thinking up stuff he might find funny.
-- Illeana Douglas

#Real #Night #Thinking
There's too much insecurity on studio sets, with all the people standing around, whispering.
-- Illeana Douglas

#People #Insecurity #Whispering
I come from a pretty strange family.
-- Illeana Douglas

#Strange #Advocating
I wore a lot of vintage clothing. I dressed like a reporter, with a little card in my hat. I had these fantasies of who I wanted to be, so I'd dress like an explorer, a cowboy. I dressed up like Elton John a lot too. That was another period.
-- Illeana Douglas

#Cowboy #Vintage #Dresses
When I do a character, I try to base it on someone I have met or an experience I've had.
-- Illeana Douglas

#Character #Trying #Mets
It's nice to see a movie where people are actually succeeding.
-- Illeana Douglas

#Nice #People #Succeed
It was an interesting way to come across in my first big role. To work with Robert DeNiro was very exciting.
-- Illeana Douglas

#Interesting #Roles #Way
In high school, my goal was to be a writer for SNL, then I got into the acting.
-- Illeana Douglas

#School #Goal #Acting
The best situation is where they cast you and then they trust you.
-- Illeana Douglas

#Situation #Casts
I've done a few studio films in the last few years where I feel like I've done good work, and then I only end up in two scenes. That's been very disappointing.
-- Illeana Douglas

#Years #Two #Done
I'm a huge poster collector.
-- Illeana Douglas

#Posters #Collectors
I know in this day and age, when you meet men, they often want to be boys. They dress like boys. And it's very confusing. I can't offer any solution except to make a movie about it.
-- Illeana Douglas

#Boys #Men #Confusing
I loved the idea of the Nerd as Hero, which Ghost World also had.
-- Illeana Douglas

#Hero #Ideas #Nerd
When we were doing a scene, lots of times we would collapse giggling, because it seemed so silly because it felt like we were doing a home movie at times.
-- Illeana Douglas

#Silly #Home #Scene
I always wanted to get into the horror genre. I like scary movies. I want to go to the fan shows and sign posters with my head hanging by a thread like a B-movie actress.
-- Illeana Douglas

#Scary #Fans #Want
God only knows what else is on the web about me.
-- Illeana Douglas
I like doing movies that relate to people's experience.
-- Illeana Douglas

#People #Relate
I had an obsession that I was male characters from movies.
-- Illeana Douglas

#Character #Males #Obsession
I know as I'm taking my dying breath, the ambulance guy will ask me why they cancelled Action.
-- Illeana Douglas

#Guy #Dying #Action
I love anything to do with ventriloquism and magic.
-- Illeana Douglas

#Magic #Ventriloquism
I like the idea of capturing people who aren't there to save the world.
-- Illeana Douglas

#Ideas #People #World
I want to be an animated character. I'm also doing more writing and directing.
-- Illeana Douglas

#Writing #Character #Want
I met Patricia Neal, John Houseman. But I loved my grandfather because he was this kind, talented man.
-- Illeana Douglas

#Men #Grandfather #Kind
I'm a big fan of Albert Brooks, Nichols and May. I'd like to follow in their footsteps and do comedy films.
-- Illeana Douglas

#Fans #May #Comedy

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