Estelle Parsons Quotes & Sayings

“It is so important to get respect for what you do and at the same time give it.”

“You can't just trust to luck; you have to really listen to what that character is telling you.”

“But today I felt different, today I forgot how long it takes to get into the skin of a character and I remembered it, because today I actually got into that skin and it felt so different.”

“There is some sadness for me now about acting because it used to be that there was a reverence for actors.”

“For anyone with half a brain they can see that this play is about the human condition.”

“I find that there are few reviews that extol women as wonderful artists.”

“I think in small towns like this one, whether you're a man or a woman, you basically do what there is to do.”

“People who call themselves actors and can't ever get work; they do need to get another profession.”

“At this point the theater America is in such a precarious place.”

“I know people like spectacle, but I'm interested in moving people.”