“I had a tough time 12 years ago getting 'Driving Miss Daisy' off the ground. Today, it would be impossible.” YearsWould BeTodayImpossibleMissingToughYears AgoDrivingTough TimesDaisies Author:Richard D. Zanuck
“I was surprised when I was asked to play Miss Daisy and wondered if I could - only in part because she was Jewish but, also because she was a Southern woman who has hardly opened her mouth before she declares she's not prejudiced, and yet everything she does shows how totally prejudiced she is.” IfsDoePlayShowsMissingMouthsIf I CouldSouthernDaisiesSouthern Women Author:Vanessa Redgrave
“Young Dandelion On a hedge-side Said young Dandelion Who'll be my bride? Said young Dandelion With a sweet air, I have my eye on Miss Daisy fair.” SaidEyeYoungSidesAirMissingSweetFairsBridesDaisiesDandelions Author:Dinah Maria Murlock Craik
“I don't think films about elderly people have been made very much. I think of Cocoon and Driving Miss Daisy. But they always seem to be fairly successful, so it's a bit baffling as to why everybody has to be treated as if they were five-years-old.” PeopleIfsThinkingYearsHas BeensMadeSeemsFilmBitsSuccessfulFiveMissingDrivingTreatedFive YearsElderlyDaisiesFive Year OldsCocoons Author:Maggie Smith
“Suddenly you're the mom, or you go from ... You're not an ingénue, you don't want to play an ingénue, but it's like that line in The First Wives Club [1996]: "There are only three ages for women in Hollywood: babe, district attorney, and Driving Miss Daisy."” WantFirstsPlayAgeThreeLinesActingWifeMissingMomHollywoodClubsActressesDrivingCinemaAttorneyBabeDaisies Author:Winona Ryder
“Jessica Tandy. Nice company! And Ruth Gordon. They worked all along. She didn't really get any big star recognition until Driving Miss Daisy. So what if it takes me that long? Slow and steady wins the race, right? Better a tortoise than a hare.” LongWinningNiceMissingDrivingRecognitionWhat IfSteadyDaisies Author:Beth Grant