Dana Hill Professions : Actress Born : May 6, 1964 Died : July 15, 1996 Browse All Authors Top 14 quotes by Dana Hill My mother keeps things in perspective for me. She makes me realize that the acting I do and love is no more important than what one of my brothers does-he works in a shoe repair shop. If my career ever tapers off, I'll go to college. Dana Hill brother college mother I love TV. I know all the theme songs from the shows I watch. I'm not one of those who'd rather be a movie star. I prefer TV because of the rushed way of working-on a movie set, you sit around and wait and wait to do a scene because they're adjusting the lights. Dana Hill stars light song I like school very much, and I'll go to college if my career slows down. But kids go to college to be where I am today. Not to put college down, but for me, it would be digressing. Dana Hill kids children school Unfortunately, I think I'm going to be typecast in Hollywood as the kid who can cry. I don't like putting audiences through those emotional ups and downs. I don't want people to think Dana Hill is so depressing all she does is cry. But the parts are so good, I can't turn them down. Dana Hill depressing emotional kids Now that I'm more mature, in a funny way, I can even appreciate that I've bad to become more aware of my body. Since I've chosen acting as my career, I have to keep my weight down anyway-I've been used to it for years, so it's no problem. And there's nothing I can't do. Dana Hill appreciate careers years I'd be nervous about skiing, wondering what I'd do if I felt shaky on top of a mountain; but other diabetics do ski, so there's no reason I couldn't. Dana Hill mountain hiking wonder People are never quiet. It's go, go, go. I'm a go-getter, but you need rest and silence, just to sit around and think about things. Dana Hill silence people thinking I'm a normal teen-ager except for my size. Dana Hill size teenager normal I know all the critics. Dana Hill critics knows I'm a lot luckier than most people, although I used to look at it the other way around-that so many people seemed luckier than me. Dana Hill people looks way I had to start being aware of what I ate, what I'm planning to eat and take my twice-daily medication accordingly. That's not so difficult now, but when you're 10 years old, it's tough, let me tell you. Dana Hill planning tough years I used the diabetes as my weapon. Of course, I was only hurting myself and making myself sicker, but I guess it was something I had to go through. I never went overboard so much that I really hurt myself, but my early teenage years were very tough. Dana Hill teenage hurt years If one thing that bothers me about acting, it's that there's no clear-cut number one. The closest you can get is winning an Academy Award, and I'm going to work on that if it takes me the next 50 years. To my peers, it will mean that I'm the best! Dana Hill cutting winning mean You need to feel good about yourself, the motivation has to come from within. You have nobody to fall back on except yourself. Dana Hill feel-good motivation fall Similar Authors Beatrice Lillie actress Adepero Oduye actress Adrienne Barbeau actress Bindu actress Alexandra Breckenridge actress Bojana Novakovic actress All Authors
