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17 quotes by Meg Tilly

Meg Tilly (born February 14, 1960) is a Canadian-American actress and novelist. She is best known for her performances in The Big Chill (1983), Agnes of God (1985), Valmont (1989), and the television series Bomb Girls (2012–13). Tilly received an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe Award in 1986 for her work in Agnes of God, and the Leo Award in 2013 for her lead role in Bomb Girls. Tilly has written five novels, including Porcupine,...
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It helps when 1 can send the children off to their fathers so I can support my new book with a national publicity tour. I started writing the book... →

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Horror movies can be very interesting because they can deal with intangible subjects that are full of emotion.

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I limited myself to introduce a change in my way of thinking and the way I see things. When I look at my child, I do it in a different way then when... →

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If you meet people who have been successful in Hollywood, or look a their photographs, you see a haunted look in their eyes, you sense a trapped... →

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I wanted to write something from a child's viewpoint... Five of the characters I have played in movies have either been abused or became abusers... →

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I still have a problem with nuns. I follow them around like a kitten with a ball of yarn. After a while, all my characters become very close friends.

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Acting's not my whole life. My children definitely come first.

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I didn't plan to act, but I'm glad I'm doing it - and I just want to keep getting better.

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I wasn't really interested in doing television. I don't have that much ambition. My agent, Eileen Feldman, has all the ambition for me.

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I'm not that fashion-conscious. A lot of times, when women are appearing to be so perfect, it's because they're a mess underneath.

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Look, I know he's been married three times before. I accept it, but I don't want it driving up the driveway.

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That is why it's so fun to make movies... you get to do lots of things you would never do in your normal life.

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I know that in order to be considered successful, you're supposed to do two or three movies a year. I only work once every year-and-a-half... →

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