I moved from Italy to Oregon in the '80s - sort of like moving to the middle of a "Duck Dynasty" episode, which was massive culture shock to say the least. Rose McGowan More Quotes by Rose McGowan More Quotes From Rose McGowan I came out of the womb waving red lipstick. Rose McGowan womb red-lipstick red People get so burned out on hearing about sexism, but you know what? I would love to burn out on it. I would love to never talk about that again, but until we're all equal I shall have to fight, and remain fighting. Rose McGowan hearing fighting people Why should I downplay myself to make someone else more comfortable? Rose McGowan should-i comfortable should I like strong, strong women who don't go down without a fight. I like iconic roles. They don't come around very often, so I have to wait for them. Obviously I'm not the typical blonde who stands by the side, while the man has all the fun. Rose McGowan strong-women fighting fun From a really young age, I was into female empowerment and supporting the underdog. Right now, I'm into female vengeance. Rose McGowan underdog empowerment age It's my job to spread deviance to the American youth. Rose McGowan deviance youth jobs The awesome thing about being an artist? You can't be fired from your own mind. Rose McGowan awesome-things artist mind I still say I can do whatever I want as long as I'm not hurting anybody else. I don't understand why more people aren't like that. Rose McGowan hurt long people I think working with artists is incredibly important for everybody in the world, but also, it is a way of seeing the world differently. Rose McGowan important artist thinking I think if I had lived back in Salem, I would have been burned at the stake Rose McGowan burned stakes thinking I went to regular schools and I was home schooled a lot but I don't have any history in schools. Like, I literally don't exist. I didn't even get a birth certificate until the mid-80s. I always feel like I could be, like, 10 years younger, or maybe I'm 70! Rose McGowan home years school With fame, all of a sudden you're seeing yourself through the eyes of a world of men, and that's . . . Look, it's very weird to have part and parcel of a job to feel like you're a lure for men to come into the theater. Some people do have a very innate sexuality to them. I may or may not have it, but it makes people see you in a certain light that has nothing to do with me. Rose McGowan eye jobs men I literally feel pity for a lot of the stupid idiots that I have to deal with. Rose McGowan pity idiot stupid I love the absurd - kind of absurdist comedy, absurd things in life. Rose McGowan things-in-life comedy kind A guy friend I was speaking to said he was talking to a group of male producersand he was just shocked that they said, "But if we give women directors a job they're going to Rose McGowan talking jobs men It wasn't that I was shy to go out with him, I just didn't want people with preconceived notions to assume anything about why we were together. I was pretty careful for a while. Rose McGowan shy together people A lot of times when you do things where you're killing people, the character is always having an existential crisis about it. It's fun to be no-holds-barred and have no big crisis of conscious. Rose McGowan fun character people I'm a pussycat unless you do something to one of my friends. Then I'll think of unique ways to get back at you. I'm more creative than your average bear. Rose McGowan unique average thinking It's funny, honestly, by rights, with a lot of the stuff that's happened to me I should be running down the street with my hair on fire, but instead I want to shape things, and I want to shake things up. There's nothing wrong with being an agitator. Rose McGowan rights fire running I am going to be pretty kick a$$ by the time I'm thirty, and I can't wait!! Rose McGowan thirty kicks waiting
