Ellen Barkin Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“I have huge hands and feet. I'm 5'6" and wear a size 10 shoe.”

“I wish I had a little more ambition. But then what would I do? Turn down more roles with more vehemence? Me no likey worky.”

“I would love to do a television show in New York City.”

“My first movie was 'Diner.' My second movie was 'Tender Mercies.' I did really good work.”

“People tend to remember my performances, not me.”

“I guess if you're lucky enough not to have to pay your rent, then you or I take much more seriously the kind of work that I do, what it takes for me to leave two teenagers of my own and six stepchildren and a husband and four grandchildren.”

“I remember my first friend who got sick. It was 1981, and the disease was called the gay cancer. I don't think the word 'AIDS' came out until '84. I just remember it being terrifying as more people got sick. We didn't know how you could catch it, you heard all kinds of crazy things.”

“I'm Method trained. How is this character like me? What does she think of her mother? What does her mother think of her? It's like construction, and then, yes, you hope you're talented and that the universe aligns and captures the kind of laborer's work you've done and whatever else sprinkles down on you, and it's all caught on film or onstage.”

“It's no stretch to picture me standing next to Al Pacino or Robert De Niro. Those are ethnic New York men. I'm an ethnic New York girl. Everybody has their limitations. I mean, I should never be cast as Queen Elizabeth.”

“No more bare bodies in film scenes for me. For my children's sake, I must stop. The other kids at school keep throwing it up to my children, and they are not kind.”