Kathy Baker
Kathy Baker
Katherine Whitton "Kathy" Bakeris an American stage, film and television actress, known for her leading and supporting performances in film and television...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth8 June 1950
CityMidland, TX
CountryUnited States of America
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Everybody's touched by this, everybody's hurt. We lost a child.
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For me, the acting part - and I have to say it makes me a little worried about my own psychological make-up - is that I just love to hide in other characters. I don't like to get up in front of people and talk as Kathy Baker. But as soon as you say 'action,' I'm lost in that character.
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At this point in her career, that was a solution for her.
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But respect for their privacy and their craft keeps those names anonymous.
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We have continually offered various solutions, but everything we put back at them is plain old ?no,?
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Of course, new employees are always nervous about taking action and whether they will have a job afterward.
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We have said all along that we will talk any time, anywhere, ... We asked for a meeting prior to their next board meeting Tuesday, but they refused. We want to talk, they don?t.
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I've always believed that if you are willing to play your age that you will work, so it's the thing of continuing to play your age and accepting it when you're younger and you suddenly realize, 'Oh, now I'm playing the mom,' 'Oh, I'm playing the grandma.'
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I love to do comedy, and I don't think of things as drama or comedy. I think that if it's a funny line, it's a funny line. If it's a funny moment, it's a funny moment.
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I heard Tony Bennett say that when you're a big deal early on, you have to maintain that level forever, and it's very scary. You have to keep hitting those home runs, turning out hits.
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I did not see myself as a leading lady. I thought I was really funny-looking and I would never be the lead, and I certainly would never do film or television. I wanted to do theater. I wanted to be the grand dame of the American stage.
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I worry about my face not having expression. I've never been known for glamour, so it's probably easier for me than it is for someone who has been known for her incredible beauty and glamour. I always wanted to be Geraldine Page, who was just a fabulous actress with just a nice, normal, expressive face.
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I want to be the only American actress who doesn't do any plastic surgery or anything. I think older faces are great.
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I've heard that kind of weird backward compliment often - 'She's so talented, but not pretty.'