Rachel Griffiths quotes

Rachel Griffiths is an acclaimed Australian actress known for her work in film and television. International audiences recognize her from roles in "Muriel’s Wedding," "Six Feet Under," and "Brothers & Sisters." She continues to receive praise for her dynamic performances and commitment to complex characters. Here are 23 of her quotes:

I'm quite intuitive about what I pick. Often it's to do with what I've just done and how I'm feeling. (Rachel Griffiths)
We grew up as kids watching those movies and we were exposed to themes of civil rights, unfairness, bigotry and fathers struggling against the kind of mob of the town, so you remember how you felt as a kid being taken seriously, that you are part of the human drama. View quote
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But just playing the partner of someone famous, I had a lot more freedom. View quote
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I'm so motivated to collaborate with people and help them realize the kind of collective vision. View quote
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There's nothing as exciting as a comeback - seeing someone with dreams, watching them fail, and then getting a second chance. View quote
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A Golden Globe is a mood-altering substance, there's no doubt about that. View quote
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I just don't see where I could possibly fit in directing a feature. View quote
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I think a big part of our attraction to sport movies are the stories contained within the sports. View quote
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I think family movies have gotten so rich in this country. View quote
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I think baseball - the baseball genre - is this mitt, to use a double pun there, to catch a whole bunch of themes. View quote
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I found it an interesting portrait of a marriage in exploring notions of how one partner supports the other, whilst not jeopardizing the greater good - which is the family. (Rachel Griffiths)
People going into the cities for the opportunities and the towns are getting older, no young people. View quote
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The filmmaker's got to make it his story and the actors have got to make it their story. View quote
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Why movies are so powerful is because you are right in there and you stay in there until they want you to come out, and then you've really gone somewhere. View quote
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I grew up on cricket and I think Australian kids are getting so Americanized, you know? View quote
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I'm pretty ruthless about that; I think when you sign over your story, you sign over your story. View quote
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You know Texas is - even more now that Enron has bit the dust - it's held up on the back of small businesses. View quote
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I'm developing some screenplays at the moment with my Australian producer. View quote
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And I grew up watching all the British ones so when you hear that from an early age, it makes it much easier than you guys who don't grow up with Australian television or British television. View quote
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It was a lovely opportunity for the first time in my whole career to stand up and thank people who are really responsible for me getting to realize my dreams. View quote
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We've got our football where no one wears anything and the guys are in little shorts and they beat the crap out of each other, and they can catch it and they can kick it, and it's the only place it's played in the world. (Rachel Griffiths)
Acting is like playing, while directing is really fun, sort of like an orgy. View quote
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There's a good sense of fun and lack of sarcasm in the Texans, maybe a little earnestness which is kind of why I found it quite Australian. View quote
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Rachel Griffiths

Rachel Griffiths - Image
Photo: Robert Connolly, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: American Actress
Born: December 18, 1968
Quotes count: 23