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I'd moved to L.A. with my mother when I was 17 or 18. She loved show business and I was young enough that I had no idea what I wanted to do.

Sherilyn Fenn

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Sherilyn Fenn
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: February 1
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Sheryl Ann Fenn
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I don't think I could ever do a network sitcom because the humor is often based on some trite circumstance. I don't want to be a part of a show where it's mostly about coming up with the jokes.
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It's so nice not to worry about myself anymore. I only worry about my children.
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The studios have their list of five actresses and whether they're right or wrong for a role doesn't matter. It's how much money their last movie made.
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Playing Elizabeth Taylor was probably the hardest job I've ever done.
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They've offered me every variation on Audrey Horne, none of which were as good or as much fun.
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Generally, Hollywood makes the same stories over and over. I've never wanted to do the same thing twice. If a script doesn't surprise me in some way, I simply can't commit to the project.
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Being a mother for me was like, Oh, this is what I've been looking for my whole life. This brings me a sense of completion. I never knew I would love this deeply.
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Even if your work touches one person, that's an amazing gift.
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I don't know why people see the things that they do. I wouldn't pay to see them, they don't touch me or move me in any way.
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I remember my agent at the time called me and was like, I've got it! I've found it! I've found your role! I worked my ass off to get that role, because I think me and three or four other girls tested for it. But it was a great time.
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I was a brat. It was crazy, I was very picky. In other words, I didn't take advantage of what was happening
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I'm contemplating moving to London for a period of time. I've been in Los Angeles for 15 years and I'm really tired of it. I'm continually uninspired by what's being sent to me. Even by huge films that they're doing there. They're just awful.
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Boxing Helena was something that I think was pretty cool, but people judged it without even having seen it. It's not perfect, but I think for the story that we were trying to tell, it turned out pretty good. What it signified was really powerful to me: how society puts us in boxes one way or another.
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There is something at work that's bigger than us. It's about having a trust in life and being at peace that things are happening the way they should. You do what you do as well as you can do it, and then you don't worry or agonize about the outcome
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Jessica Lange in Frances... was dramatic and passionate and one of the strongest performances I've seen a woman do
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Bleaching my hair for Two Moon Junction... my hair was fried and I looked like an idiot.
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Twin Peaks was special because it was so groundbreaking. In the early 90s it really changed television a lot. A bunch of weird shows, like Northern Exposure, came on after that.
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For me acting is pretending. It's illuminating my human struggle - trying to grow and have the courage to be filmed while figuring things out.
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My gift to my children would be from me to be as honest and true to myself as an artist, and put that out there to the best of my ability.
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I'm not big with an audience I get very nervous.
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