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I don't think I'm anything like the improviser. I'm not. I do better with at least an outline.

Kathleen Turner

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Kathleen Turner
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: June 19
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Get more women producers, writers, directors. Why should we expect men to do it for us? They can't
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I have a brother who's a psychologist. He says three-quarters of the world are born feeling that they will be affected by the world one quarter are born knowing that they will affect the world
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If a woman can plan when to have her family and how to support a family, huge issue for our economy and our country's well being.
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I never took to Hollywood.
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My greatest fear when we were doing Body Heat was that I wouldn't be sexy. I didn't have a self-image of myself as this alluring, powerful, sexual female.
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I love the new technology in terms of giving access to doing more independent work. When I first started out, any film had to rent from Panavision and the expenses were humongous. Now, given the advances in technology, you can put out extraordinary quality filmmaking at nothing like the price it used to be.
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I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way.
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I have health. I have a wonderful support system. I have the admiration of millions of strangers, which I do not underestimate
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I often play women who are not essentially good or likable, and I often go through a stage where I hate them. Then I end up loving and defending them.
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I'm very practical. What I'm reaching for is individualism for women
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The roles that are written for women as they grow older in theater are much richer and much more powerful.
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What we need is more women writers, writing for older women. There are some actresses who have production companies and create their own material, and I truly admire that
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I would certainly choose my jobs depending on the actions of the character. I won't do anything that has to do with child abuse or women's abuse.
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Crimes of Passion, which is one of the best films I've done, will live strongly in my resume, even though it didn't do well
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Organized religion is primarily man putting words in God's mouth. That's how I basically feel about that. But, I do believe in believing and I admire it. I just don't think it should be exclusive or judgmental.
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I don't see anything wrong with technology as long as it doesn't interfere with your life.
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The big gap between the ability of actors is confidence.
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There are still women who are not living their own lives, but living through their men or their children
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I think Europeans have enough tradition and respect for the experience and body of work of an actress that they don't sell out to the new ones
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