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Kate Mulgrew is an American actress best known for her role as Captain Kathryn Janeway in the television series 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'. Born on April 29, 1955, she has been active in the film and television industry since the 1980s.

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Famous Kate Mulgrew Quotes

“I don't know Kitten," she said, zipping up her money belt, "but I'll tell you one thing--if it were a book, I wouldn't be able to put it down.”

Love Life Choices Relationships Dating Decisions

Book:Born with Teeth

Source: Born with Teeth

“It had taken thirty years for me to understand that regrets do not dissipate, they do not abate into sadness—they harden until they have formed into a small fist that often rests quietly in the pit of your stomach but that can suddenly, and without warning, land a punch so powerful you are left doubled over in pain, gasping for breath.”

Regret

Book:How to Forget: A Daughter's Memoir

Source: How to Forget: A Daughter's Memoir

“It was curious to me then, as now, the power of the performer over an audience when, in fact, the gift itself springs from the writer's pen.”

Star Trek Voyager Ryan S Hope

Book:Born with Teeth

Source: Born with Teeth

“I think people think I'm accessible. I'm never treated as a star, either by fans or other actors, and I like it like that. I don't get the star treatment. I think that means I'm a good actor. They acknowledge me as a human being, and to me, that's invalua.”

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Author:Kate Mulgrew

“Life's so brief,” she goes on. “We're, at every juncture, staring mortality in the face. It's the very least we can do if we think it will be of any interest or value, to share the past. And although mine's been crooked, it's also been splendid. It's taught me to be vulnerable and humble, to write this book.”

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Author:Kate Mulgrew

“I was caught in a private cycle of sadness and the only conceivable relief I could find was in the telling.”

Sadness Caught Relief Cycles

Author:Kate Mulgrew

“This is not the 19th century, where actors are expected to play completely opposite roles. We're not typecast, but we're brought in because somebody thinks that it's a good fit, so you make it a better fit.”

Thinking Play Actors Roles Century Fit Opposites Expected 19th Century

Author:Kate Mulgrew

“Over the course of my career, which is about 40 years, I've visited plenty of prisons and I know what they're like.”

Knows Years Courses Careers Prison Plenty

Author:Kate Mulgrew

“I've done a lot of television in life, and I don't remember the last time that I felt so consistently happy [working with Jenji Kohan].”

Done Lasts Remember Felt Television Consistently Last Time

Author:Kate Mulgrew

“It's the digital era. What makes it exciting is that it's both the Golden Age of television and the Wild West of television. Something is happening now that's unprecedented, and we know that we're a part of it. What could be more exciting or better than that? You can't lose because you're on the pony and you're staking the claim.”

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Author:Kate Mulgrew

“Abortion does not compute with my philosophy.”

Doe Philosophy Abortion

Author:Kate Mulgrew

“Execution as punishment is barbaric and unnecessary.”

Punishment Execution Unnecessary Barbaric

Author:Kate Mulgrew

“I think the chemistry on the Orange set is extraordinary and I’m going to risk and say this: I think by virtue of the fact that there are not so many men, we are free to be absolutely authentic. There is a lot of freedom and trust.”

Thinking Men Facts Virtue Risk Extraordinary Chemistry Orange

Author:Kate Mulgrew

“An Edward Povey hangs in my living room and every day I am reminded of his originality, his beauty, and the eternal promise of his craft.”

Rooms Promise Eternal Crafts Originality Living Room

Author:Kate Mulgrew

“I am often fond of saying the Trekkers are passionate about a hobby, their hobby is 'Star Trek.' They are by and large very imaginative, very intelligent people, and they certainly have been more than generous to me.”

People Has Beens Stars Intelligent Passionate Generous Hobbies Imaginative

Author:Kate Mulgrew

“It's not refreshing where there is confusion or any kind of discomfort in a group that has to work that closely together.”

Kind Together Groups Confusion Discomfort Refreshing

Author:Kate Mulgrew

“Great writing is great writing. It's as simple as all that.”

Writing Simple Great Writing

Author:Kate Mulgrew

“The elegance and the quality - the talent is always in the literature. I start with the word and I base everything on that. It doesn't make any difference to me.”

Literature Differences Quality Talent Elegance Hygiene

Author:Kate Mulgrew

“We are talking about someone who has lived. It must be honored in every respect. The fictional can take any kind of channel - according to the actor's marriage to the character.”

Kind Character Actors Talking Honored Talking About Someone

Author:Kate Mulgrew

“I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.”

Rich Wonderful Son Core My Son Personal Life

Author:Kate Mulgrew

“I've had young women come to me and say that before they watched 'Voyager' it didn't really occur to them that they could be successful in a higher position in the field of science; girls going to MIT, girls pursuing astrophysics with a view to a career in NASA.”

Young Girl Views Careers Successful Fields Position Higher Being Successful Young Women Nasa Astrophysics Mit

Author:Kate Mulgrew

“Of course, the young male demographic has always been the target demographic for 'Star Trek,' the men ageing fifteen to about twenty-five or thirty, a very tough market to appeal to.”

Men Young Courses Stars Five He Man Tough Twenties Males Appeals Thirty Target Fifteen Ageing Twenty Five Demographics

Author:Kate Mulgrew

About the Author

Born: April 29, 1955
Known for: Actress
Quotes: 22

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Born with TeethRelated source material

How to Forget: A Daughter's MemoirRelated source material

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