Quotes by Andie MacDowell

“I think women have an innate ability to be intuitive with people that they truly love, but they have to trust that inner voice, and I think it is there. I think we are more intuitive than men.”

“I think hidden underneath a lot of teachers are very sexy women.”

“I think the human body is beautiful, and I dont really have a huge problem in dealing with it, but its the context, the environment and what I feel about it that that makes the difference for me.”

“I lived in Paris when I was 20 and 21, and actually knew people that worked for the government there, that talked about terrorism in the country 20 years ago.”

“I mean, how many times does an actress get to play a school headmistress and then go out and have sex on top of a tombstone? Even when I see it now, I blush.”

“I tried to tell them about the dating process because Im single now and how horrible it is and how many foolish experiences I had had dating. So I was really selling him hard, but the whole time he really wanted me!”

“Ive had young guys come on to me and I cant do it. Im just not into it. I just cant do it. I think partially because my life circumstances are different. I have a 14-year-old son, and I wouldnt want to embarrass or humiliate my kids in any way, so I wouldnt allow myself to be attracted to a younger man.”

“My life in Montana is so diverse from my Hollywood life that it even feels odd for me to go from one life to the other.”

“Of course I have TIME underneath my belt. It would be a shame to put that to waste. Its bizarre. Who came up with this concept. What happened? When did this happen. We are supposed to be liberated and it seems like weve declined. Someone told me that Mae West did not start her acting career until she turned 40.”

“People that are 40, they dont sit around at talk about gray hair and how it covers their hair. They talk about highlighting, of course theyre covering gray, but they dont talk about it that way. Theyre going to get their colors because they need a little lightening.”

I remember early on, in my very, very early days, I had a makeup artist tell me that I needed to get an attitude. I had no idea what he was talking about.

Im a huge Muppets fan. Gigantic. I think theyre genius. I think theyre some of the best work out there and completely underrated, just because of how genius they are. I love that kind of humor. Its so innocent but brilliant.

There are loads of actresses that modelled. They just werent famous. There werent a lot that were really known as models that became actresses, but there are hordes of them that did modelling before such as Anjelica Huston, Jessica Lange, Sharon Stone, Demi Moore and Geena Davis. There are loads of em.

As a single mother of four, my mother taught me that you always want to show up strong for the moments that really matter with family, friends, and community. I now recognize how her strength helped shape the person I am today and the mother that I have become.

During my teen years, I was real emotional. I could be really up or down.

Looking back, I realise I had to grow up and be responsible at a very tender age.

I love learning, and I think that curiosity is a wonderful gift.

I always think I look better after a yoga class. Its the same as a massage. We look so amazing after a massage because were relaxed.

I make an enormous amount of salads, but my salads are like meals. Theyre amazing. I like going down to the farmers market and looking to see whatever you can find, because you can put anything in a salad.

When my mother had four girls, and she could tell her marriage was falling apart, she went back to college and got her degree in music and education.