Quotes by Kate Mulgrew

“We are talking about someone who has lived. It must be honored in every respect. The fictional can take any kind of channel - according to the actors marriage to the character.”

“Great writing is great writing. Its as simple as all that.”

“When you turn 50, you realize that the better part of your life is past, ... Mothers usually dont get to spend five weeks with their 21-year-old son. We drove all over the place.”

“He understands that if Im not happy - which was not an understanding in my first marriage - if Im not happy as an actor the marriage isnt going to work. And conversely, if he is not politically fulfilled - Maybe thats the second time around - I dont know. Were absolute equals in this. And it feeds the passion.”

“Theres no question what Hepburn would say. She would go back to what shes always said about Tracy. Hes a mans man. He put out his big paw and smacked me and thats what its all about. And I just fell to my knees. And thats what I loved. And thats the way its always been.”

“The elegance and the quality - the talent is always in the literature. I start with the word and I base everything on that. It doesnt make any difference to me.”

“We would very much like to work together again. And weve talked about it for years. For some reason its been elusive. She would take a movie idea to a network and I would not be available. And of course Voyager happened and its just been - its not been in the cards. But Id give my eye-teeth to work with her.”

“The perfect combination of everything that not only delights, but exalts me is my husband. I could not ask for a better man.”

It takes a very long time to sever a marriage in which children are involved. There is a table, two chairs, and a small pile of bargaining chips. This is how it begins, but it ends with one chair in an empty room. The days darken. The children are slices open and split down the middle. Someone takes an arm; someone takes a foot. The car pulling into the driveway on a Friday afternoon becomes a hearse, and everything is couched in lies. The house of old assumes a silence.

She [my mother] tapped my hand lightly with her fingers and, looking out the window, said, You know, Ive missed having a mother. Its a gaping hole. I think having a mother is one of the great things in life--one of the only things that can save you. Im always looking for my mother and, frankly, Kitten, its becoming exhausting, so I thought Id ask you if you would be my mother. You just have that way about you. Youre not really what anyone would call a typical daughter, but I think you have exactly what it takes to be a mother. Dont you think its a good idea?

I dont know Kitten, she said, zipping up her money belt, but Ill tell you one thing--if it were a book, I wouldnt be able to put it down.

You need to call on your best and strongest self.