Shirley Knight
Shirley Knight
Shirley Knight Hopkinsis an American actress, who during her career has appeared in more than 50 feature films, playing leading and character roles, made-for-television movies and series, as well as Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. She is a member of the Actors Studio...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth5 July 1936
CityGoessel, KS
CountryUnited States of America
career early films odd theater worked
My career has been odd in the sense that I did a lot of films early in my career and then for years I only worked in the theater in New York.
kindness takes
I don't think you want her around too often, she kind of takes over,
bad bunch
I did a whole bunch of really bad movies.
finding woman
The play is about this woman finding a way to live without having someone to look after her.
drinking everybody family months quarrels speak
Everyone has someone in their family who has a drinking problem. I think that's inevitable. Everybody quarrels in a family, and they don't speak to each other for months or years. It's usually always over some little thing. But it really isn't about some little thing, it's about something much deeper.
I just let the character speak to me and things appear.
plan work
I plan to work ever day they'll let me.
breaks drive kinds leg scenarios wants
I know that Marcia desperately wants me to come back. We were devising all kinds of scenarios together, like Bree breaks her leg and I would look after her and that would drive her insane.
earn films great knew money star
I instinctively knew that if I only did films I'd probably become a movie star and earn a lot of money but I wouldn't be a great artist.
awards giving acting
Hollywood -- that's where they give Academy Awards to Charlton Heston for acting.
mother children father
There are things that you cannot talk to your mother and father about, there are things that you cannot talk to your children about.
people joy actors
The other death for an actor is comparing yourself to other people: Forget someone else's path. Concentrate on your path. Otherwise, you get lost, and if you don't have joy in the work, forget it.
careers acting rough-times
My acting career helped pull me through the rough times.
actors wonderful film
It's no accident that Tony Hopkins is a wonderful film actor.