215 Quotes by Geena Davis

I haven’t ever gone to any Mensa meetings.

My sons last summer, they won a trophy from their surfing camp and they came home and went right over to the shelf and put it up next to my Oscar. That’s where we put our trophies.

Once I fix what kids watch, I’ll be moving on to everything else.

I used to be very unathletic. I was always so gangly and self-conscious about my height. I had convinced myself I was uncoordinated. And as a result, I didn’t want to try stuff.

I had told my agents that I never wanted to do an hour-long TV show. I said, “I’m not that stupid.” Because it’s the worst lifestyle in Hollywood.

The ratio of male to female characters in movies has been exactly the same since 1946. So if you’ve ever had people say, you know, “It’s better now, it’s all changed, it’s all different,” it’s not, it hasn’t. Not yet.

It’s a horrible and wonderful battle with yourself, to stay calm, stay in the moment. My coach said, “Stay here, not at the target. Don’t be down there.” It’s why they call it the Zen art.

I have an elbow that bends the wrong way, and I’d do things like stand in an elevator and the doors would close, and I’d pretend that my arm had got caught in it, and then I’d scream, ‘Ow, ow, put it back!’

The only movies I saw till I was 17 were made by Disney. My parents had this thing. Disney was like, you know, “Ford is a good car. Disney makes good movies that are good for kids and safe.”