Holly Hunter Quotes

• The rhythm of my career has always been very static, staccato and then silent, and then a lot of work, and then none.

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• Mothers and daughters can stay very connected during teenage years. In the middle of your life, you can become very alone. Even though you’re connected deeply to other family members, lovers, husbands, friends.

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• More and more movies have been pressured to allow reporters and TV cameras to come onto the set while you’re working, and I find that a real violation.

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• It’s the same with people knowing absolutely everything there is to know about an actor. I actually think the more personal information you have about an actor, the more you have to carve out for yourself when you go to a movie and see them in it.

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• I’ve never worked as much as I would’ve wanted to, and that’s why I end up doing a lot of stage as well, because stage is a full course meal.

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• I’ve never had a career of that kind of box office power. I’ve always learned the hard way.

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• I’ve never directed, but it must be humbling.

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• I would love to work more – I really would – but there is not a lot of stuff around and the stuff that is around is not very complicated; it tends to lie a little flat.

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• I think it’s really odd, too, that the public is so privy to how much money the actors make and what movies cost. It seems to me to be beside the point. When I go to a movie I really don’t want to think about the money. I want to see the story.

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• I really admire people who are extraordinarily tolerant and patient.

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• I get cold really quickly, but I don’t care. I like weather. I never understand why people move someplace so that they can avoid weather.

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• I act probably a lot more than you see. I happen to choose movies that don’t have much of a life, or I choose movies that are shown on cable instead of as features.

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Holly Hunter (12)

Birth:	20th March, 1958
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actress

About

Holly Hunter was born in Conyers, Georgia, USA. She is an American actress. She earned a degree in drama from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Her role in several films include: The Piano(won-Academy Award for Best Actress, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, and the Cannes Best Actress Award), Roe vs. Wade(won-Emmy Award), Raising Arizona, Always, Crash, The Burning, and Batman v Superman. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Broadcast News, and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Firm and Thirteen. Her role in television include: Harlan County War(TV film), When Billie Beat Bobby, Saving Grace (TV series), Top of the Lake(TV series), and Bonnie & Clyde(TV series).

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