57 Quotes by Lea Thompson

My mother told me to raise my kids with calculated neglect. They get their self-worth from doing what they can do and not having everything done for them.

I had been a ballet dancer and never could make a living, and just being so excited that I got to, all of a sudden, live as an actor.

I love really crappy carnivals, where you think the ride is going to break. There's something so seedy about them.

It's hard not to want to strangle people when you work with them for four years.

I always felt like my best years would be from 50 to 65 years old. I don't know why. It was a feeling I had even when I was really young.

I don't like a class system. I don't like the idea of being in a different class than other people.

I'm always really excited to try something new in my profession that I haven't done yet.

Casual games are a great way to spend time when you get bored. It's hard to keep people off all their little games.

'Howard the Duck!' That's a really interesting movie. I appreciate my career, because I've had a lot of very interesting ups and downs, and most people... That movie is such a famous flop. In a land of a lot of flops, it's kind of awesome to be in a really famous flop. I mean, it's kind of a poster child for flops.