Kathleen Turner quotes - page 2

Kathleen Turner is an American actress known for her distinctive husky voice and strong presence in film and theater. She gained fame in the 1980s with roles in movies such as "Body Heat," "Romancing the Stone," and "Peggy Sue Got Married." She has also been recognized with numerous awards and continues to be active in the entertainment industry. Here are 46 of her quotes:

What makes me angry? The education of children. How in God's name can you expect to have a functioning society the way we teach our kids?

Kathleen Turner

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.

Kathleen Turner

The big gap between the ability of actors is confidence.

Kathleen Turner

A woman my age is not supposed to be attractive or sexually appealing. I just get kinda tired of that.

Kathleen Turner

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.

Kathleen Turner

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.

Kathleen Turner

You shouldn't get to live in society and give nothing back. People complain about their taxes, yet they do nothing for the community. That makes me furious.

Kathleen Turner

I want people to like me. They don't have to always like my characters, you understand.

Kathleen Turner

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.

Kathleen Turner

I have no desire to play most of the roles being offered.

Kathleen Turner

I'm very practical. What I'm reaching for is individualism for women.

Kathleen Turner

At about 40, the roles started slowing down. I started getting offers to play mothers and grandmothers.

Kathleen Turner

It never occurred to me that I couldn't change things that needed changing or couldn't have what I wanted if I worked hard enough and was good enough.

Kathleen Turner

It begins and ends with money. It's absurd in this day and age when we need so much money for education, health, for people, that a $100 million dollars can be spent on a film. It's obscene.

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I know there are nights when I have power, when I could put on something and walk in somewhere, and if there is a man who doesn't look at me, it's because he's gay.

Kathleen Turner

I rent houses in LA when I'm filming. I find the isolation there terrifying. There's nowhere to go, there's nowhere to be with people. I'm not a beach bunny.

Kathleen Turner

I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way.

Kathleen Turner

I'm not a New York snob.

Kathleen Turner