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
american-journalist awful characters reasons
I don't think my characters are all awful and horrible. There are reasons for their behaviour. I have to find what makes them human.
character together actors
So I'm always inspired by my fellow actors. And that's kind of a constant for me. I have huge respect for our profession and our craft. And I seek in my work to create connections, first for me with the character and then the character with the other actors, and then ultimately, all of us together connecting with the audience in a way that sometimes is subliminal, even.
character people challenges
I don't have the body or the face for romantic comedies, so I've never been offered those. The challenge is that a lot of people see you only as your last character, so you're constantly competing with whatever your last movie was.
character bad-day thinking
I love Ron Howard, he's a wonderful director, incredibly prepared. But I have to criticize my performance in that movie. It all took place in one day. My character was having a bad day, so she's having a bad day throughout the whole movie. But this was a comedy, and I think I was too serious, too dense. Yes, I think that describes my failure there.
character thinking evil-people
I have the belief that truly evil people, it's a genetic evil. I only have the experience of exploring the landscape of some of the characters I've played that people have labeled as evil; I don't think they're evil.
character play doe
You have to love the characters you play, even if no one else does.
character thinking common-humanity
I think Cruella is evil, because she's the devil. But all the other characters, I was able to find a common humanity with them somewhere, knowing where they're most fragile, where they're most vulnerable, knowing some of the things that happened to them that might have formed this kind of behavior.
character judging actors
Because as an actor, I really feel you cannot judge a character. You have to totally commit to that character. And for me to totally commit to the character, I have to find those places where I understand the sequence of behavior.
american-journalist astounding wanting woman
I thought it was astounding that a woman was censured for wanting to just take up photography. I thought, my, how the world has changed.
american-journalist amusing black children frighten quite white
I find it quite amusing that I can frighten children by just saying, Puppies. Usually they're disappointed I don't actually have black and white hair.
happened holds
in no way, holds you responsible for what happened to Troy.
war ideas world
I'm fascinated by the First World War because it was supposed to be the war to end all wars, and it was the biggest conflagration that this particular planet had seen. There was a lot of talk about utopia and how it was possible, and then, because of these events that for one reason or another couldn't be stopped, the idea of utopia went out the window.
thinking ipods people
So I think things are going to get closer and closer to each other, because the screens will force that to happen. I think there are a lot of movies that people will only see on their computers or their iPods.
differences one-day thrill
As far as the difference for me between television and movies, I really thrill to the pace of television. As exhausting as it can be - there was actually one day when we never went to bed.