Martha Plimpton Quotes

• It’s long past time we started focusing on the solutions that actually keep women healthy, instead of using basic aspects of women’s health as a tool of cultural, moral, and political control.

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• It’s long been accepted as fact that the availability of family planning services saves lives. Where women have access to these services, children and families are healthier, and society at large benefits.

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• It’s important to me if I’m having a good time than I feel like the work is better. The quality of it is better and my level of interest is higher.

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• It’s easier to lecture women on sexual morality than it is to explain why all Americans shouldn’t have comprehensive, fair, and equal health care coverage.

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• It’s an unusual situation for me to be working and making a living.

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• It’s a very long and difficult schedule on a single-camera show.

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• Independent film is not only an oxymoron; it doesn’t exist anymore.

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• In the theater, as an actor, you’re welcoming people into your house.

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• If I’m enjoying myself, I find my opportunities for more fun become greater.

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• I’ve often said in the past that I thought MTV was sort of evil incarnate and signified the beginning of the end. And I don’t know if I’m entirely wrong about that, but they did sign my paychecks a year ago, so I guess I’m part of the problem.

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• I’ve had cats all my life and obviously loved them, but the litter box, and the having to always get a house sitter, they’re just too – they’re too rigid. Cats are too needy somehow.

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• I’ve been doing old-people things since I was a child.

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• I’m so sick of hearing how there’s no strong roles for women. I don’t care about strong roles. I just want to see women who are characters! A nun, a serial killer, a housewife, as long as there’s some depth there.

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• I’m hoping maybe people like working with me because I like what I do for a living and I want to have a good time.

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• I’d just like to see a role for women where someone who isn’t traditionally attractive is not portraying the best friend. You know, the character that only speaks in questions. ‘Gee, are you gonna go out with him? Do you think I look fat?’

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• I wouldn’t say Malkovich is totally insane, but he’s not living in the real world. He’s living in his world, which is a fine world to live in apparently.

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• I would almost rather be in debt constantly than work with horrible people that I hate.

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• I watch things that are fun, or funny, or interesting.

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• I wasn’t paraded around for sale at all. My mother wasn’t into that.

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• I want to be true to the character and maintain some consistency and give the audience what they love while at the same time keeping things fresh and grow the character.

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Martha Plimpton (62)

Birth:	16th November, 1970
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actress, Model, Singer

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