Quotes by Amy Irving

“Theater actors know what their motivation is for each scene. They treat it very seriously as a craft. You do your homework. The reason I always need to go back to theater is the most stimulating moments are in rehearsal... whereas often in film, youve go to do it on your own.”

“I used to travel in tennis shoes; I am just not allowed to anymore. Im an old hippie from San Francisco.”

“Im not very good when people work out of friction... tension. Shouters. Even its not at me, but just around me - if I get tense, my creative juices dont flow as freely. I really like kindness. I also dont work well with directors that smoke cigars.”

“I will argue my points; I will have my opinions. But at the end of the day, its the directors choice.”

“There is a sort of creative purity in an independent film, in the passion of the director, the passion of the crew. Theyre not getting a whole lot of money, so you know they are not there because they want to get rich. Instead, they are there because they want to make a movie. In the bigger films, I remember when I used to do those, its just a job for a lot of people, so there is less of an intense energy devoted to the whole project.”

“When my career first began, I didnt have children - so theres a whole lot of difference in the way I choose roles now. Not just films for my children, but how long Im going to be away, and is Dad going to be home while Im gone. That sort-of factor plays a part.”

“And you know, the baby boomers are getting older, and those off the rack clothes are just not fitting right any longer, and so, tailor-made suits are coming back into fashion.”

“Brazilians need to work on their own national pride. I always think that they suffer from national low-self esteem. Its a lesser-developed country, and they have struggled so much. Sometimes they have an attitude that, if its Brazilian, it cant be good.”

“In the U.S., with very few exceptions, actresses older than 35 are simply discarded.”

“Actors are not a great breed of people, I dont think. I count myself as something of an exception. I grew up in the theater, and my values were about the work, and not being a star or anything like that. Im not spoiled in that way, and if I fight for something, its about the work, not about how big my trailer is.”

“I thought that my movie career was finished. I was quite happy to dedicate myself 100% to the theater. Surprisingly enough, Ive never gotten so many work offers. Its so exciting, this feeling of a new beginning after 40.”

“You walk off the plane in Rio, and your blood temperature goes up. The feel of the wind on your face, the water on your skin, the taste of the food, the music, the sexuality; Brazilians are very comfortable in their sexuality.”

You walk off the plane in Rio, and your blood temperature goes up. The feel of the wind on your face, the water on your skin, the taste of the food, the music, the sexuality; Brazilians are very comfortable in their sexuality.