Kathleen Turner Quotes

Being a sex symbol has to do with an attitude, not looks. Most men think it's looks, most women know otherwise.

I think my mission is to become the greatest human I can. I know that sounds pompous, but what else do we have?

You’re not too smart, are you? I like that in a man

When I'm really hot, I can walk into a room and if a man doesn't look at me, he's probably gay.

Fearlessness at twenty springs from not knowing challenges lie ahead. Fearlessness at fifty comes from having wrestled with life's challenges and learned from them.

The best role is always ahead.

Risk is the willingness to fail.

What makes me angry? The education of children. How in God's name can you expect to have a functioning society the way we teach our kids?

Organized religion is primarily man putting words in God's mouth. That's how I basically feel about that. But, I do believe in believing and I admire it. I just don't think it should be exclusive or judgmental.

Women are responsible for creating their own roles

Everyone must find a capacity in which they can serve, because we all benefit from society.

One of the things I do tell young women, if they want to pursue a career in acting, is to get good stage training. It is essential to have a good basis in stage technique. You can move into film easily, and acquire more skill and more understanding, but you can't necessarily go the other way around. For women, longevity of career will very much be on stage.

The older I get, the less I suffer fools gladly.

I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way.

I'm very old-fashioned in some ways because of my father, who thought that being a public servant was an honor. Everyone must find a capacity in which they can serve, because we all benefit from society.

I learned years ago, I adore acting and I think it's the most alive I know how to be - almost - but I really want a good life. I've been married for 17 years - I know, they call us the last couple. I have a 13-year-old daughter. I have a lovely home life with good friends who aren't in the business... and I have no desire to cost my whole life in pursuit of the career alone.

I figured as I got older, the good roles for women would be in the theatre. So 15 years ago I started building a Broadway career to try and develop the chops to be accepted as a great theatrical actress.

At about 40, the roles started slowing down. I started getting offers to play mothers and grandmothers

I do not admire young actresses whose foreheads cannot move.

My father was a diplomatic officer. As a diplomat's daughter, you have to learn to present yourself very early on.

I find the idea of today's icons being teenagers incredibly uninspiring.

I'm very practical. What I'm reaching for is individualism for women

It never occurred to me that I couldn't change things that needed changing or couldn't have what I wanted if I worked hard enough and was good enough

It's fascinating how all of us, everyday, rely - at some point, to some extent, for some reason - on faith in our life. Whether it's God or not, or "Please help me!"

There are still women who are not living their own lives, but living through their men or their children