I’m not an actor who can constantly pick and choose, I try to get the best of what’s there.
BLYTHE DANNERActing is really only part of my life. I’m addicted to it.
More Blythe Danner Quotes
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Onstage or in films, you do affect peoples’ lives, and sometimes that’s very gratifying. But still, there’s this little voice that says you should be doing something that matters.
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It was in high school that I first became interested in acting. We put on lots of plays.
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Acting is really only part of my life. I’m addicted to it.
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You really have to work hard and diligently. Sometimes actors can be lazy and get away with it, but you can’t do that if you’re a musician.
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I was raised in a time where children were still seen and not heard basically, so I think a lot of us in my generation went the other way and just tried to be as much more liberal and open and we’re still paying for it.
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Just look at my face. Its an extraordinary experience. All of my friends who are grandparents have been saying, just wait, a bit cynically, but its just extraordinary. You feel like a child again yourself. Just walking on air.
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My theory in anything you do is to keep exploring, keep digging deeper to find new stuff.
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I’m mostly a jazz fan and I’ve never really been into rock ‘n’ roll music.
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I feel a little guilty only being an actor.
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We all have an obligation as citizens of this earth to leave the world a healthier, cleaner, and better place for our children and future generations.
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Whether you’re on TV or on the stage, you have to work hard to stay fresh, real, and full of energy. You can’t settle back. You always have to stay on your toes.
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I try to avoid a specific image. I seek to play as many different women as I can to avoid having a label put on me.
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I think I have a lot of crazy layers.
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Mostly, I spend my time being a mother to my two children, working in my organic garden, raising masses of sweet peas, being passionately involved in conservation, recycling and solar energy.
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Maybe subconsciously I’ve kept activism separate from acting because it’s important to me in a more profound way.
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