“It's a miracle when something actually turns out well because there are so many ways for it to go wrong.” Quote by Susan Sarandon
“There have been a few little films I'd done like that that the studio just decided not to do much with, films like Anywhere but Here [1999] or Jeff, Who Lives at Home [2012]. Thank God people find them later and love them. I'm always really drawn to people who have seen these strange little films.” PeopleLittlesHas BeensDoneHomeFilmStrangeDecidedAnd LoveStudiosThank GodAnywhere But Here Author:Susan Sarandon
“You just can never count on a formula, on a movie that you think is going to be a big hit, and that's why you do it. You have to choose each one for what you think you'll learn and the fun you'll have. And maybe the cool people that you work with or a character that you're going to be able to explore ... You just keep your fingers crossed.” PeopleThinkingCharacterBigsAbleFunFingersFormulasCool PeopleFingers Crossed Author:Susan Sarandon
“I was very withdrawn and definitely played with dolls well into eighth grade. But I was the oldest of nine, and that grounded me in a way that I don't think I would have been grounded otherwise. So I was able to - or forced to - function practically. But I think, by nature, I was someone who lived in my head, in my imagination.” ThinkingWayWellsHas BeensAbleImaginationFunctionNineGradesGroundedMy ImaginationDollsEighth Grade Author:Susan Sarandon
“Being a Catholic, I was drawn to the mystery of the Latin and the smoke and the mirrors and all of that. That part of my disposition definitely did lend itself to finding my way to the back door of some artistic pursuit.” WayDoorsMysteryFindingsMirrorsCatholicPursuitSmokeArtisticMy WayLatinDispositionBack Doors Author:Susan Sarandon
“I always had a problem with original sin; I always had a problem with the exclusivity of the church and a lot of the things that the nuns taught me.” ProblemChurchSinTaughtOriginalsNunOriginal SinExclusivity Author:Susan Sarandon
“By the time I went to the Catholic University of America, which was the time the priests were all leaving with the nuns, the more I studied about the Bible and how it came about, the more I lost my faith.” AmericaLostCatholicLeavingUniversityPriestsNun Author:Susan Sarandon
“It didn't seem to have relevance, except in Central America or South America, countries where the church was connected to the fight of the people for economic justice. That's why it was so interesting to find myself back with Sister Helen [in Dead Man Walking], this new breed of nuns who were making a difference in the community.” PeopleMenCountrySeemsAmericaFightingCommunityDifferencesChurchJusticeInterestingEconomicWalkingSouthConnectedMaking A DifferenceRelevanceNunDead ManSouth AmericaHelenEconomic JusticeCentral America Author:Susan Sarandon
“When I grew up in the church, we were praying because the Communists were going to come over and hang you upside down on a cross, and I so wanted to be a good person, and I had these rosary beads that I would sleep with every night, and I just wanted the blessed Virgin to be on my side.” PersonsWantedNightSidesChurchSleepGrewPrayingGrew UpCrossesBlessedCommunistEvery NightVirginsGood PersonUpside DownBeadsRosaryBeing A Good PersonRosary Beads Author:Susan Sarandon
“One night I looked down and my rosary beads were glowing. And I realized that I did not want to see the blessed Virgin - I was terrified.” WantNightDown AndBlessedI RealizedTerrifiedVirginsOne NightGlowingBeadsRosaryRosary Beads Author:Susan Sarandon
“My aunt had given me these rosary beads that were glow-in-the-dark. So all of a sudden I look down and they're glowing, and I'm looking toward the door and thinking, "Oh, my God, I don't want anything to come though here. I'm not worthy, I'm not ready." I didn't want to be one of those kids who sees Our Lady of Fatima.” ThinkingWantLooksKidsGivenDarkDoorsReadyDown AndWorthyAuntGlowingNot ReadyBeadsRosaryNot WorthyGlow In The DarkRosary Beads Author:Susan Sarandon