136 Quotes by Kathleen Turner

I don’t think it has to be one religious structure, one church. I think the issues of faith and redemption are much more universal than any one religion.

What we need is more women writers, writing for older women. There are some actresses who have production companies and create their own material, and I truly admire that.

I would certainly choose my jobs depending on the actions of the character. I won’t do anything that has to do with child abuse or women’s abuse.

I’m not very active politically. The causes I work on offer immediate, practical, accessible help, and politics has never meant that to me.

I’m very old-fashioned in some ways because of my father, who thought that being a public servant was an honor. Everyone must find a capacity in which they can serve, because we all benefit from society.

Get more women producers, writers, directors. Why should we expect men to do it for us? They can’t.

I often play women who are not essentially good or likable, and I often go through a stage where I hate them. Then I end up loving and defending them.

At about 40, the roles started slowing down. I started getting offers to play mothers and grandmothers.

I have no desire to play most of the roles being offered.