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11 quotes by Kathy Baker

Katherine Whitton "Kathy" Baker (born June 8, 1950) is an American stage, film and television actress, known for her leading and supporting performances in film and television. Baker began her career in theatre and made her screen debut in the 1983 drama film, The Right Stuff. She received the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress and an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her performance in Street Smart (1987)....
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I've always believed that if you are willing to play your age that you will work, so it's the thing of continuing to play your age and... →

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When you're younger, the mental strain of being a successful actor, jumping from role to role, and trying to have some kind of personal life, can... →

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For me, the acting part - and I have to say it makes me a little worried about my own psychological make-up - is that I just love to hide in other... →

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I try to give all my characters a sense of humor, so I guess I feel like I have done comedy, but maybe I'm better known for drama.

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The Quaker upbringing was not strict, but it was frugal. Extremely frugal. One was always encouraged to give away one's worldly goods.

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I love to do comedy, and I don't think of things as drama or comedy. I think that if it's a funny line, it's a funny line. If it's a... →

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I want to be the only American actress who doesn't do any plastic surgery or anything. I think older faces are great.

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I've heard that kind of weird backward compliment often - 'She's so talented, but not pretty.'

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I did not see myself as a leading lady. I thought I was really funny-looking and I would never be the lead, and I certainly would never do film or... →

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I heard Tony Bennett say that when you're a big deal early on, you have to maintain that level forever, and it's very scary. You have to keep... →

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I worry about my face not having expression. I've never been known for glamour, so it's probably easier for me than it is for someone who has... →

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