Illeana Douglas quotes

I met Patricia Neal, John Houseman. But I loved my grandfather because he was this kind, talented man. (Illeana Douglas)
I had an obsession that I was male characters from movies. View quote
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I'm a big fan of Albert Brooks, Nichols and May. I'd like to follow in their footsteps and do comedy films. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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It was an interesting way to come across in my first big role. To work with Robert DeNiro was very exciting. View quote
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In high school, my goal was to be a writer for SNL, then I got into the acting. View quote
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The best situation is where they cast you and then they trust you. View quote
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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. View quote
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I come from a pretty strange family. (Illeana Douglas)
I love anything to do with ventriloquism and magic. View quote
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I like doing movies that relate to people's experience. View quote
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I loved the idea of the Nerd as Hero, which Ghost World also had. View quote
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God only knows what else is on the web about me. View quote
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There's too much insecurity on studio sets, with all the people standing around, whispering. View quote
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When I do a character, I try to base it on someone I have met or an experience I've had. View quote
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It's nice to see a movie where people are actually succeeding. View quote
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I'm a huge poster collector. View quote
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I want to be an animated character. I'm also doing more writing and directing. View quote
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I like the idea of capturing people who aren't there to save the world. (Illeana Douglas)
I know as I'm taking my dying breath, the ambulance guy will ask me why they cancelled Action. View quote
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I enjoy doing independent films more, only because there's more freedom. There's not as many cooks tampering with what you are trying to do. View quote
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We were big Saturday Night Live and Eddie Murphy fans. View quote
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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. View quote
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Illeana Douglas

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Photo: Lan Bui, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: American Actress
Born: July 25, 1965
Quotes count: 25