Glenn Close
Glenn Close
Glenn Close is an American actress. Throughout her long and varied career, she has been consistently acclaimed for her versatility and is widely regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation. She has won three Emmy Awards, three Tony Awards and received six Academy Award nominations...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth19 March 1947
CityGreenwich, CT
CountryUnited States of America
Glenn Close quotes about
challenges mouths four
So you have the challenge of just learning the lines, period, and not only learning them, but learning them to the extent that you assimilate them, so that you're not worried about what the next word is coming out of your mouth when it comes to doing a scene. And you're also in the trenches with the writers, just in the wonderful kind of back and forth of how is it best to say something, even if it involves four or five words. I love that kind of thing.
ego suffering fool
With the hugely talented women I've worked with or observed, it's not a question about temperament or ego; it's a question about getting it right. If they've got a reputation for being difficult it's usually because they just don't suffer fools.
actors contribution
I'm an actor, that's my contribution.
thinking quality television
There used to be a huge snobbism between the film industry and the television industry. I produced and acted in my first - well way back - but the first thing that I produced and acted in was Sarah, Plan and Tall. And the only place to go at the time for really quality television was Hallmark Hall of Fame. And think how much television has changed since then.
men seductive genius
Ismail Merchant was just the most seductive, passionate, outrageous, driven, genius of a man.
littles strange kind
It puts you in a kind of a strange situation where everybody is looking at every little thing you do.
people want situation
It's not good to be in a situation where people don't want to direct you or don't want to question something.
real book impact
I love histories. I love learning. I love books that talk about people who made a real impact on history, because it always has to do with who they were at that time and what their personalities were like and what their strengths and weaknesses were.
house wealth connecticut
There are a lot of big spec houses now all across Connecticut, a lot of ostentatious showing of wealth.
important catharsis
There's something about a catharsis that is very important.
book survivor enough
We were fortunate enough to have several good books detailing the camps and the women. Some were by the survivors. I also got to talk to some of the women who had been in the camp, survivors.
shrimp destructive
When you learn how much bycatch comes from shrimp [and how destructive it is] - I'm not going to eat shrimp anymore.
thinking waiting difficult
When I hear that somebody's difficult, I think, Oh, I can't wait to work with them.
blood upset behavior
When they tested Fatal Attraction, the audiences were so upset by her behavior, they literally demanded her blood.