Helen Slater
Helen Slater
Helen Rachel Slateris an American actress and singer, and songwriter. She appeared as the Kryptonian superheroine in the 1984 film Supergirl. In the following years, she starred in several successful comedy-drama films such as Ruthless People, The Secret of My Success, and City Slickers. She additionally found work as an actress in television, and stage projects, including three guest appearances on the series Smallville. She was a series regular for the two-season runon the ABC Family series The Lying Game...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth15 December 1963
CityBethpage, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Helen Slater quotes about
I have as you said always been writing music. But, to make a record was something only in the last few years I started to think was possible.
When I'm acting with great actors who are in the moment and playful and have a great sense of give and take there is no difference.
I am less selfish. But I am more insistent on being part of the creative experience. I find I am a better mother, lover and wife when I am writing. When my daughter was small I wasn't writing as much and I didn't miss it.
I'm very passionate about philosophy and religion.
With acting I am being led by the script, other actors, the director, etc. But with songwriting I feel it is much more self reliant and allows me to be in the creative experience without being as dependent on others.
I don't know about this thing - being famous. I haven't figured it out yet. It still mystifies me.
It may not be the most popular but there is a place for it. I think about the kind of music I love, acoustic, melodic, and I guess it kind of took a bit of courage on my part to think I could be one of those songwriters.
I met a bunch of comic-book writers at the Metropolis convention and there was such an interesting discussion about the story of 'Supergirl' and trying to get it right. It can be a challenge, because you don't want it to be the same as the Superman story.
Do you think I'm going to be one of those flash-in-the-pan actresses?
The way I spend my time is very isolated and cut off.
I can't speak for all women, but I do think that... I mean, me and my girlfriends, we definitely... we're in crisis on a continuous basis...or at least monthly, for sure, I don't know.
In the comics, Supergirl is quite, um, buxom...so I hope people won't come to the film expecting that.
I take things too seriously.
I was terribly gawky, too goofy to become a high-kicking cheerleader, with stringy brown hair and bad posture. Definitely nobody noticeable!