Kyra Sedgwick quotes

Kyra Sedgwick is an American actress and producer, recognized for her roles in television and film. Her portrayal of Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson in the TV series "The Closer" brought her critical acclaim and several awards. She continues to be a prominent figure in Hollywood, both in front of and behind the camera. Here are 30 of her quotes:

I think that certainly my choices empower me. (Kyra Sedgwick)
It's easier in some ways being on the life raft and the other guy's in the boat and you can row alongside and be supportive. In some ways, that's an easier role. View quote
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I feel my job as an actor is to explore all sides of humanity. View quote
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I think it's important to do smaller films because I think that's where a lot of new things are happening. View quote
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He put a ring in the toe of a stocking. On Christmas Eve, we opened our stockings and it was there at the bottom of the toe. Then he got down on his knees and he was shaking. View quote
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I don't know if you're married, but sometimes there are times where one is really together with their partner. And then there are times when you're both just in your own thing, but you're there together. View quote
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I do know that I have to work hard for every single thing that I get, really hard, and that's okay. View quote
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I have too much respect for the characters I play to make them anything but as real as they can possibly be. I have a great deal of respect for all of them, otherwise I wouldn't do them. And I don't want to screw them by not portraying them honestly. View quote
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Hollywood is sexist and age-ist, and that covers all the bases, I guess. View quote
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Ultimately, you know, I'm a grown-up, I've been in this business a long time. I've got kids. I've got to do my stuff. But I also need to keep it there so I can bring it up again the next day at work or whatever. View quote
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Shame is such an intense emotion. It just can drive you. (Kyra Sedgwick)
It's that I'm 39. I feel hot and sexy, actually... I feel it inside myself. I don't feel dried up and tired and no longer interested in sex is what I'm trying to say. View quote
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Some of the best roles are for women in these independent, smaller movies. View quote
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While it is challenging working with a kid, because they're so of the moment all the time. My acting style is to try to take something from my life that the character can relate to and that I can relate the character to. View quote
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Whether it be in a small movie or a big movie, I would always be attracted to this role. View quote
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We do spend time talking about it and we puzzle through it together. We ride the roller coasters together - the high highs and the low lows. View quote
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I was very young when we got married and I don't know why it worked out like it did or how I was smart enough to know that this was the right guy, but somehow I got lucky. View quote
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I can't get hired in a studio movie. Everything is so uphill. View quote
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After 14 years, it better be a real marriage, you know? We do have a great time together. We are really lucky. View quote
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I've always been able to let stuff go when I'm done with work. View quote
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I think in this movie, every time I see his work, I'm blown away by it because he, to me, he really embodied the character so powerfully and so real, so truthfully to me. (Kyra Sedgwick)
I do it because I want to exercise people's compassion and I do it because I really believe that for some reason what I do is important and meaningful. View quote
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Hollywood movies are run on fear and they don't want to make bold choices. They, generally, speaking want to keep things status quo. That's not really interesting for me. View quote
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But when you're in something together, it's very hard to be objective and you're very subjective. View quote
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It's not that I don't see myself as hot and sexy. Don't get me wrong. No, it's not that. View quote
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Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Sedgwick - Image
Photo: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: American Actress
Born: August 19, 1965
Quotes count: 30