Sigourney Weaver Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“If you come back from the dead, you don't have the same value system, I think.”

“Writers write these male stereotypes, and it makes it ten times more interesting if a woman says the lines.”

“I don't want to leave New York and leave my family. I don't like the distance. I just did a movie in California and it's kind of excruciating to be away from them so I think there is that sense.”

“For the camera, particularly, I feel like - I think that, as human faces become older, they become more interesting.”

“I think that every piece has its challenges. I love going back and forth between one and the other. I'll always pick a comedy over a drama.”

“I changed my name when I was about twelve because I didn't like being called Sue or Susie. I felt I needed a longer name because I was so tall. So what happened? Now everyone calls me Sig or Siggy.”

“I actually think the reason I am interested in certain parts is because I was such a dweeb in high school. When you are such a loser, it's a helpful way in to a lot of characters because even very powerful people are not all that powerful, really.”

“I have always been uncomfortable with a series of movies. I hate that word 'franchise' - it always makes me think of French fries. What I felt each time was that we were going for broke, that this was going to be the last in the series. You can't count on anything.”

“I think breathing is actually the key to a lot of opening up of other parts of yourself that you haven't used, for any job, but particularly in acting.”

“I'd love to tell actors about all the things they don't need to worry about. Less is more. If you have it inside, you don't need to show too much. People pick up on things.”