Parker Posey quotes

Parker Posey is an American actress known for her work in both independent and mainstream films. Often called "Queen of the Indies," her performances are celebrated for their wit, versatility, and unique charm. She continues to impress audiences with dynamic roles across film, television, and theater. Here are 15 of her quotes:

My dad recently reminded me that my grandfather's cousin was Lefty Frizzell. (Parker Posey)

I can do comedy, so people want me to do that, but the other side of comedy is depression. Deep, deep depression is the flip side of comedy. Casting agents don't realize it but in order to be funny you have to have that other side.

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I wouldn't say I was a queen. Maybe a little elf.

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I'm the character actor in Hollywood movies, the girl who has to be annoying so the guy can go to the other girl.

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I like bears. I like bear people. I like bear-type men.

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You know, it's a really adult thing, for some people, to choose to not be with the one that you love.

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My grandmother is this amazingly theatrical woman. She acted like a movie star, as far as looks and attitude, kind of like Susan Hayward.

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I like soap opera acting. If it's done really well, there's nothing better. It's old school. It's like what those melodramas in the '30s and '40s were like.

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Being an indie queen, people think I have all these choices. Like I've just been sitting around waiting for the best indie film that I deem acceptable.

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I usually play character parts in Hollywood films.

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There are all these scripts where the women, if they're working, are prostitutes and lawyers with an angry streak who'll kill you. It's a reaction to women leaving their men and men being angry about it and saying it on some subconscious level. (Parker Posey)

I don't Twitter, although sometimes I think that I should.

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I'm trying to work in studio movies, but they won't hire me.

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But it's fun to be something, have that, and you don't have to be real. It's like, comedians. They go on and they're doing all these jokes. I would be like that if I were more awake.

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My first lead role was probably 'Party Girl' in 1994.

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Occupation: American Actress
Born: November 8, 1968
Quotes count: 15

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