Home / Quotes / Quote by Virginia Madsen

Quote by Virginia Madsen

“I am a proud mother - that's another reason I love doing any kind of animation. When my son was growing up, if he was watching something animated and I was in it, that was way cooler to him than seeing me in a movie.”

Quote by Virginia Madsen

Author

Virginia Madsen

American actress born on September 11, 1961. She is widely acclaimed for her performances in various film and television projects, including 'Lost' and 'There Will Be Blood'. Madsen is known for her exceptional acting skills and diverse role choices. more

You May Also Like

“I don't know if there's a problem with original ideas... I think a healthy film industry should have a good supply of good, original writing.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Should Writing Ideas Problem Film Industry Healthy Should Have Originals Film Industry Original Ideas

Author:Colin Firth

“I do think a good story in a novel is fair game and there's nothing wrong with adapting that. It sometimes gets a bit facile where they think: "Let's get the next best-seller and see if we can turn it into a film."”

Ifs Thinking Sometimes Stories Film Turns Next Games Bits Novel Fairs Good Story Sellers Adapting Best Sellers Fair Game

Author:Colin Firth

“I think it helps to get a film made because people who put money in are nervous. They like to have something recognisable enough to make them secure that there's a pattern there - that someone else put their money into something like this and made it back.”

People Thinking Made Enough Helping Film Patterns Nervous Secure Made It

Author:Colin Firth

“But this is where you get all the market research and things get in danger of becoming formulaic, and where you depend on brands and getting recognised actors. It's the thing that precludes risk very often, otherwise everyone would be avant-garde all over the place.”

Would Be Actors Risk Danger Depends Becoming Research Brands Avant Garde Market Research

Author:Colin Firth

“Something like Shakespeare in Love, which became such an established hit that it now seems like a foregone conclusion... but it really wasn't. The script was around for a very, very long time and had people chickening out all the time.”

People Long Seems Long Time Scripts Conclusion

Author:Colin Firth

“If my son would only listen to my advice, he would lead a perfect life. I'll still be saying that to him when I'm 75. I like to imagine that I have the control, but he's a teenager, so that never really happens.”

Ifs Stills Happens Perfect Imagine Advice Son Teenager My Son Imagine That Perfect Life

Author:Virginia Madsen

“So, I think there's a danger that good stuff can fall by the wayside if it doesn't conform to formula. But I think it comes down to money and they just don't know where it's going if they haven't got any precedent.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Fall Stuff Havens Danger Formulas Conform Precedent

Author:Colin Firth

“They said: "Make it in this amount of time and go for it now..." Which is why I was suddenly ambushed and we all found ourselves doing it. I suspect this wasn't quite recognisable in its genre to give people the confidence just to throw money at it.”

People Giving Said Found Amount Genre Suspects They Said

Author:Colin Firth

“The way I've described Helen's sort of rigorous honesty I just think he also has tremendously. It's very strange... he just has this sort of way of making it happen really. You're not really aware of being directed, so much as being a part of this thing.”

Thinking Way Happens Honesty Strange Helen

Author:Colin Firth

“Marg Helgenberger and I were waitresses in the same restaurant in Evanston, Illinois. I'm happy to say that that restaurant has since been torn down. [...] We both had an audition for ABC soaps - different soaps, but we auditioned at the same time, and she got the part and went off to New York. Three years later, I went to L.A. So she was kind of an inspiration to me. And it makes sense that we will both be in Wonder Woman together, because we ARE Wonder Women.”

Years Kind Different Inspiration Together Three Wonder New York Make Sense Restaurants Three Years Auditions Torn Soap Waitress Illinois Wonder Woman

Author:Virginia Madsen