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Lucy Lawless, born on March 29, 1968, is a renowned New Zealand actress. She is best known for her role as Storm in the X-Men film series and as Catelyn Stark in Game of Thrones. Lawless has also appeared in StarGate: Universe as Captain Lorne Malloy. She is recognized for her versatility and powerful performances in the entertainment industry.

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Famous Lucy Lawless Quotes

“I've often wanted to play the victim, or somebody who makes terrible choices. I would love to play the alcoholic mother who horribly lets down her children. That's a great morally imperiled role.”

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Author:Lucy Lawless

“I just look at what's the most fun thing I can do next. I'm not looking to prove anything, or to break out or to break away. I feel so lucky, honestly, that I'm still working.”

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Author:Lucy Lawless

“It's never very useful to see your character as a villain. You have to play them the way they see themselves.”

Way Play Character Villain

Author:Lucy Lawless

“I'm not someone who ever enjoys violence against women or children.”

Children Enjoy Violence Violence Against Women

Author:Lucy Lawless

“Very often, I'm part of the deception because the way I play things is that I want you to be able to look back and go, "Oh, my god, I didn't see that at the time, but now it all makes sense," and you want to watch it a second time with the benefit of hindsight.”

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Author:Lucy Lawless

“I'm a bloody fun-seeker. Whatever the role is, I'll find a way to deliver the line that is confounding.”

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Author:Lucy Lawless

“One of my missions is to get people to go, "Oh, she's really nice and I really like her, but what were the words she just said?!" I want your instincts to be at odds with your mind.”

People Want Mind Said Nice Instinct Missions Odds I Want You Really Nice Like Her

Author:Lucy Lawless

“Nudity and sex scenes are two completely different things. Nudity you can kind of get used to, but not when there is movement and relating involved. The sex scenes are very uncomfortable because that's something to be protected, so you have a visceral reaction to not exploit that.”

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Author:Lucy Lawless

“Who I think is actually doing great things for the appearance of women is that Kardashian girl. Kim Kardashian is giving an alternative. I don't know very much about her and I don't read articles, but just looking at the pictures you go, "Great! There's a girl with an ass, and that's fabulous. On behalf of all girls with asses, thank you."”

Thinking Knows Giving Girl Appearance Great Things Ass Alternatives Articles Fabulous Behalf Kim

Author:Lucy Lawless

“My voice likes rock music. My problem is, I can do a lot of things, but I have to find my own voice.”

I Can Problem Voice Can Do My Own Rocks Likes Rock Music

Author:Lucy Lawless

“So yes, the roles are getting more and more like me. But that's because Xena was so entirely unlike me. Most people aren't really aware of that.”

People Roles Like Me

Author:Lucy Lawless

“At first, being a female role model really terrified me. But it hasn't turned out to be an awful burden. I get a lot of letters from women who tell me that, after watching Xena, they have bought the Harley-Davidson they always wanted or left an abusive relationship.”

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Author:Lucy Lawless

“Growing up, I looked up to real women. I didn't go in for hero worship and I still don't. Everybody has feet of clay.”

Stills Real Growing Up Growing Feet Hero Worship Clay Real Women Hero Worship

Author:Lucy Lawless

“Up until I came here this week, and I met so many women and young girls who feel, to use their word - and I'm a bit embarrassed, but it's a good word - empowered, by watching. I realized this isn't a burden, this is an honor.”

Feels Use Young Girl Bits Week Honor Mets Burden I Realized Embarrassed Empowered Good Words

Author:Lucy Lawless

“I am not intimidating. I am a woman's woman. I love hanging out with women. And people are really inspired by this show.”

People Shows Inspired Hanging Out Intimidating

Author:Lucy Lawless

“I think the people running climate change denial campaigns are sociopaths.”

People Thinking Running Climate Climate Change Campaigns Denial Sociopath Climate Change Denial

Author:Lucy Lawless

“Some people think that acting's about being somebody else and I don't. I think this is how I would be given the same circumstances. And I do it for my own enjoyment.”

People Thinking Would Be Given My Own Acting Circumstances Enjoyment

Author:Lucy Lawless

“Comedies are often half-hour programs and then drama and action series are often an hour.”

Action Hours Comedy Drama Program

Author:Lucy Lawless

“I've tried to divide my time between the US and New Zealand, but it's difficult, and I suddenly realized that I like acting here in Los Angeles anyway. Because when you first come here; especially from New Zealand, you go, This is the ugliest, nastiest, grayest, smoggiest town in the world, and then your scale of beauty adjusts and suddenly you think, Oh, isn't it beautiful, not too much smog today!”

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Author:Lucy Lawless

“Treat everyone the same until you find out they're an idiot.”

Author:Lucy Lawless

“We live at the edge of the world, so we live on the edge. Kiwis will always sacrifice money and security for adventure and challenge.”

World Challenges Sacrifice Security Adventure Travel Edges Funny Travel Edge Of The World Kiwi

Author:Lucy Lawless

“There will be hoards of vampire bats descending on Beverly Hills.... We'll see if they can find any real flesh to puncture. I don't know.”

Ifs Knows Real Flesh Vampire Hills Bats Descending Beverly Hills Puncture

Author:Lucy Lawless

“I get to do all these really nice, little culty things. It seems to be the world that keeps inviting me back.”

World Littles Seems Nice Really Nice Inviting

Author:Lucy Lawless

“We actually did quite a lot of comedy on 'Xena'. The whole show was very tongue-in-cheek.”

Whole Shows Comedy Tongue Cheeks Tongue In Cheek

Author:Lucy Lawless

“My plan is to shock people with what I can do, because I've got a few sides to me that I've never used on screen.”

People I Can Used Sides Can Do Plans Screens Shock

Author:Lucy Lawless

“For the first time in my life, I put my body and reputation on the line to stand up for my beliefs and do the right thing. I hope I've encouraged other people to do the same.”

People Firsts Body Belief Lines First Time Reputation Right Thing

Author:Lucy Lawless

“Now it wasn’t just that Xena was bisexual and kinda liked her gal pal and they kind of fooled around sometimes, it was ‘Nope, they’re married, man.'”

Men Kind Sometimes Married Fooled Bisexual Pals Gals Married Man

Author:Lucy Lawless

“Xena and Gabrielle were a couple...in the end, it was if not explicitly said, it was implicit that...yeah, they totally were.”

Ifs Said Ends Couple Yeah Implicit

Author:Lucy Lawless

“Happiness is a choice. You grieve, you stomp your feet, you pick yourself up and choose to be happy.”

Happiness Choices Feet Picks Motherhood Grieving Happy Birthday Happiness Is A Choice Pick Yourself Up Choose To Be Happy

Author:Lucy Lawless

“When you decide to become an opera singer, it's a commitment that allows nothing else to interfere. Even your family - and I have a young daughter - has to take second place.”

Young Daughter Commitment Singers Our Family Opera Interfere Second Place Opera Singers Young Daughter

Author:Lucy Lawless

“I was sitting in the looping studio late one night, and I had this epiphany that they weren't paying me for my acting, for God's sake, but to own me. And from then on, it became clear and an awful lot easier to deal with.”

Night Literature Deals Acting Clear Easier Late Sitting Sake Studios Awful One Night Epiphany

Author:Lucy Lawless

About the Author

Born: March 29, 1968
Known for: Actress
Quotes: 31

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