Elisabeth Shue Quotes

Robert Kennedy Was Such An Inspiring Figure. His Interest In Politics Seemed To Come Not From A Desire For Power, But From A Need To Help Our Society Live Up To Its Ideals.

I Did 'the Karate Kid,' Then I Just Went Back To College. I Didn't Know How Much Money It Made And I Didn't Have A Publicist. I Didn't Have Any Sense Of The Business Part Of It.

I Think Because I Was A Mother, It Helped Me Feel Comfortable That Really My Primary Goal There Was To Save My Kids.

Almost Six Years Ago, Before I Was Given The Incredible Opportunity To Be In 'leaving Las Vegas,' I Was Going Through A Long Period Of Artistic Confusion. I'd Spent Years Doing Work That Hadn't Pushed Me Enough, And I Was Beginning To Wonder If I Had Any Talent.

After Leaving Las Vegas I Did Assume That Things Would Get A Lot Easier Than They've Been. But It's Just Been A Mirror Of The Way My Career's Been From The Beginning, So For It To Have Changed Would Have Been Strange. My Career Has Never Been Perfect.

For Many Years, I Decided Not To Do Television Because I Have Three Children, But Now My Youngest Is Finally Old Enough To Be In Kindergarten. So I'm Not Feeling That Kind Of Tug Of Not Being With Her As Much.

I Really Love 'soapdish.' I Wish 'soapdish' Had More Of A Moment Because I Felt That That Is A Really Strong, Funny Movie. Kevin Kline Is Hilarious In That Movie.

People Love To Talk About How The '70s Are The Only Time They Made Movies About Characters, And Adult Movies, And Complicated People. But In The '80s, They Got Away With Some Of Those Too.

After Three Major Movies, I Was Like, 'oh, I Guess You're Supposed To Get A Publicist?' Girls That Are In The Business Now That Are Successful Are More Savvy.

I Want To Be Involved With Young People In Some Way. Teenagers. Because That's The Most Vulnerable Time. I Have A Fantasy Of Becoming A Teacher One Day.

Every Film Is A Crapshoot. It's A Mystery When A Movie Comes Together. I've Never Been Able To Figure It Out. I Don't Know How I Make My Choices. The Only Thing You Can Do Is Know There's Something About A Character That You Really Want To Experience.

I See Myself At A Certain Age As Not Being Able To Play The Kind Of Parts That Would Keep Me Stimulated, And I Can't Imagine My Life Ending Professionally The Moment That I've Got To Go To The Plastic Surgeon And Have My Face Rearranged.