It takes a long time to appreciate one's parents. Kristin Scott Thomas More Quotes by Kristin Scott Thomas More Quotes From Kristin Scott Thomas Life is too short to live on low-fat everything. Kristin Scott Thomas life-being-shortlife-is-too-shortlife-is-short If you're feeling insecure and you need to feel special, the best place to go is somewhere foreign where people treat you as special because you're different. Kristin Scott Thomas insecurepeopletravel Having a leading man who is actually prettier than you are is quite upsetting. Kristin Scott Thomas upsetmen I am so bored with seeing stories about a mature man of 65 falling in love with a beautiful girl of 32. Kristin Scott Thomas falling-in-lovegirlbeautiful I used to be so intensely preoccupied by unhappiness... now there are times where you might get down, but you can move on much faster now. Kristin Scott Thomas unhappinessmightmoving We older women in Europe are lucky not to be shoved away in a drawer. Kristin Scott Thomas drawersluckyeurope It's very hard having a career in different continents and two different languages. Kristin Scott Thomas careersdifferenttwo 'The English Patient' was a huge turning point in my career and my life; it became this huge thing. But the whole Oscar build-up got completely out of control; I spent more time talking about that film than I spent making it! Kristin Scott Thomas oscarscareerstalking I never go straight to the point if I can go the most difficult way. Why be simple when you can be complicated? Kristin Scott Thomas simplecomplicatedway I do consider myself as being French, I suppose. Kristin Scott Thomas I like the idea that I'm making things that people might think and argue about. Kristin Scott Thomas peopleideasthinking Exoticism can give you an edge: it makes people assume you're cleverer than you are and gives you the upper hand. Kristin Scott Thomas givinghandspeople I'm very wary of trust, you see. Kristin Scott Thomas I know I can be bolshy and really unpleasant, and it always happens if I lose confidence in the people I'm working with. If I've got no confidence in what I'm doing and they don't provide me with some assurance that we're doing the right thing then I bully people. I'm a horrible bully. Kristin Scott Thomas horriblebullypeople I can't get into all that physical stuff of having to have flawless skin... Sometimes you see people and it looks like someone's got an eraser and made their face a little blurry - their traits seem to go out of focus. Kristin Scott Thomas focusskinspeople When you make a film, you sign a contract with somebody, and it's not only legally binding but morally binding. You agree to give this man a certain number of weeks of your life, and you just go for it as much as possible. Because, whatever happens, the film is going to come out, so you might as well try very hard to make it a good one. Kristin Scott Thomas numbersgivingmen I've realised that I am who I am and that is it. Like it or lump it. I'm not around to please anyone any more, and it's a huge relief. Kristin Scott Thomas reliefpleasewho-i-am I can't move back to England. My home is in France now. I'd love to but I can't. My family's all there now. Kristin Scott Thomas francehomemoving You know those drugstore kits that tell you when you're pregnant? They should have one that tells you when you're sane. Kristin Scott Thomas mental-illnessshould-havedepression Most films seem to be about a man and a women falling in love at some point and once you pass forty-five, it's almost disgusting to fall in love. Kristin Scott Thomas falling-in-lovefilmmen
