63 Quotes by Blythe Danner

Maybe subconsciously I've kept activism separate from acting because it's important to me in a more profound way.

I loved doing Shakespeare. My two favorite roles, in fact, have been Viola in Twelfth Night and Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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.

I feel that its our children who do give us hope because they are the ones who are going to save the world.

I've kept my sanity in this business by trying out for a role and then going home and trying to forget about it.

I think I have a lot of crazy layers.

I think one of my very favorite films of all time was with Peter Sellers when he played Chauncey, the gardener. Being There.

I've always just adored music. It's my first love, really. I admire and respect people in the music business. 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.

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.