Jill Clayburgh quotes

Jill Clayburgh was an acclaimed American actress known for her powerful performances in film, television, and theater. Her roles in movies like "An Unmarried Woman" and "Starting Over" earned her critical acclaim and Oscar nominations. She is remembered as a trailblazer for complex female characters in Hollywood. Here are 17 of her quotes:

What bugs me is that movies don't reflect how interesting and vibrant women are. We don't treasure women as they get older. (Jill Clayburgh)
I wasn't very good about juggling family and my career. I was interested in who was coming to the children's birthday party, what my son was writing. I was thinking about Legos. View quote
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There was just this amazing individuality. It's just a whole different world of optimism and fearlessness, women taking off their bras and dancing around naked, and a political hopefulness and involvement. View quote
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I love to swim for miles; I could just go back and forth. View quote
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I like to run, to go down the stairs, I'm one of those kind of people. View quote
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A woman came up to me after one of the screenings with tears pouring down her face and sobbed, You've defined my entire life for me on the screen. View quote
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I dont theorize too much. I sort of let the experience sink in, and I have to discover what the character is by doing it, and having those thoughts that shes thinking. View quote
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I no longer say nice things about yoga. I was doing yoga so long before everybody else. View quote
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I want to be an actress, not a personality. View quote
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I don't like sitting around in my dressing room very much. It feels a lot like theater. View quote
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I notice now, whatever character in whatever movie youre watching, they have these toned arms and muscles. (Jill Clayburgh)
There's something about soft, unstructured arms that's very beautiful. View quote
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I came from dinner, went downtown with my friends, the elevator was down, I ran down the hall toward my room at 10 at night, having had two glasses of wine. View quote
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Clothes are part of the character. They can't but help inform who you are. View quote
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People always seem to see echoes of their own lives in my films. View quote
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Well, this would be nice if it worked out, but I'm not selling the farm. View quote
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I just didn't work that much while the kids were growing up. View quote
Jill Clayburgh

Jill Clayburgh

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Occupation: American Actress
Born: April 30, 1944
Died: November 5, 2010
Quotes count: 17