Uma Thurman
Uma Thurman
Uma Karuna Thurman is an American actress and model. She has performed in leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action movies. Following early roles in films such as Dangerous Liaisons, she rose to international prominence in 1994 following her role in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction for which she was nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award. She starred in several more films throughout...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth29 April 1970
CityBoston, MA
CountryUnited States of America
I'd like to classify my life as a romantic comedy. Unfortunately I feel it's probably more like a TV reality show.
I would love to do something like Austin Powers to show off my comic timing.
It's an interesting thing to be in your forties and evaluate success and take ownership of some disasters and some pain and try to forgive a little bit - yourself and others.
I guess somehow I got a reputation of being able to dance.
My washing machine overwhelms me with its options and its sophistication.
But I had a very traditional background as well. My parents are neat people.
I guess I'm lucky to have been blindsided. I'm lucky to have gotten into fistfights, in a way. I'm lucky I learned how to stop them.
I had to go to a mirror and look at it. I couldn't picture myself in my own head. I had no image beyond a stick figure. I wasn't a mean person as a kid, or dumb, and something has to be said to justify excluding you.
For a writer, they say write what you know. As a performer, you find it in yourself, in your heart. You relate to the character. You try to live it, try to have it be real for you.
I used to be more paranoid and stressed, constantly worrying about my Plan B. But the truth is I don't have one.
I certainly know I have been blessed with much more empathy than I ever knew I would feel for other people.
I love and adore being a mother. It's the greatest gift I've ever been given.
It was brief, swift, and then it was done. It was a professional job. I needed to be kissed, and I was kissed.
Nobody seemed to have any perspective any longer. Those were low points. But we got through it.