Lea Thompson quotes

Lea Thompson is an American actress, director, and producer best known for her roles in the "Back to the Future" film trilogy and the sitcom "Caroline in the City." Her career spans film, television, and stage, earning her both critical acclaim and a devoted fan following. She continues to act and work behind the camera in Hollywood. Here are 19 of her quotes:

'Red Dawn' was very resonant with a lot of people - they love that movie. I always thought it was a little hysterical.

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In my deepest parts of sadness, I'm always making a joke or being sarcastic.

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So when my film career took off, I always felt like I was trying to play catch-up because I hadn't studied acting before. I didn't know how to manage money or my career. When I look back, I think I was a little bit shell-shocked.

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My mother told me to raise my kids with calculated neglect. They get their self-worth from doing what they can do and not having everything done for them.

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Usually, you don't really end up lifelong buddies with your co-stars.

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'Caroline In The City' was such an interesting thing, because I'd never been on the set of a sitcom or even auditioned for a sitcom when they gave me that part.

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One thing the futurists never get right, though, is that the extreme desire for polyester only lasted a brief period in the '70s!

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It's actually shocking to me how hard it's been to get back into the movie business.

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I love really crappy carnivals, where you think the ride is going to break. There's something so seedy about them.

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The whole experience of doing a sitcom is... Telling jokes with such precision is really exciting, but it's also terrifying.

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One of things I like about looking at pictures when you're young and also meeting back with old friends you haven't seen in a long time is, for me, it's a glimpse of who I was.

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Howard The Duck' has a lot of fans, and usually when they come up to me, I just think they're the coolest. Because it takes a lot of strength, a lot of perseverance to love 'Howard the Duck.

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I had been a ballet dancer and never could make a living, and just being so excited that I got to, all of a sudden, live as an actor.

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'Howard the Duck!' That's a really interesting movie. I appreciate my career, because I've had a lot of very interesting ups and downs, and most people... That movie is such a famous flop. In a land of a lot of flops, it's kind of awesome to be in a really famous flop. I mean, it's kind of a poster child for flops.

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Of course, I'd like to produce and direct a blockbuster, but you gotta build up to that. So now I'm learning from a bunch of little movies. And it's more fun with smaller pictures. It's more creative.

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It's hard not to want to strangle people when you work with them for four years.

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I think it's really hard to understand the depths and the power of the love that someone has for their children unless you really have children.

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