Modeling was pretty difficult back then. I did not find the business something that I had an interest in. I wanted to be a veterinarian. Linda Blair More Quotes by Linda Blair More Quotes From Linda Blair The only thing I can say is that people requested,when The Exorcist it going to be on the big screen? People want it on the big screen and they want to see the footage. I think it's going to do very well. I think it will please people, and the fact that they added the new sound. Linda Blair want people thinking I have to entertain myself. An easy way to explain it is I worked in NY since I was five-years-old doing modeling and commercials, and that's a completely different world than in California where I think there's different dreams and aspirations of maybe being a so-called 'star' and so forth. Here you do your work, whether it's theater or commercials. Linda Blair stars dream thinking When I was thirteen I basically asked my mother if it was possible for this to end, that I'd had enough of it. And I truly had had enough. And that was right about the time that we got a call for a movie interview. Linda Blair had-enough interviews mother Now I figured this out recently, pretty much if you ask anybody to be part of a movie, they get a smile on their face. They do! People are like, Movie! Ya know, I don't know. There's something that's magical about it. Linda Blair asks faces people It's a masterpiece [The Exorcist]. This is an honor. I know you may not think so, but it really is. How many movies in our lifetime? This is an honor. Linda Blair honor may thinking I had no way to have a sense of humor about The Exorcist. I didn't know how. And this enabled me. Linda Blair exorcist sense-of-humor way I work more than people realize. It doesn't mean you always see the project. Look at how many stations we have. I did a couple films in Australia. I like the movies. Linda Blair australia couple mean I like having little kids look at me. It's fun. They make these little faces. Linda Blair fun kids looks If you know me, I don't live in this dismal world. I mean, I like to have fun. My friends are comedians. Linda Blair comedian fun mean I think that if I'd not made the movie, I might be a veterinarian in Connecticut. I would probably be married with some children. That's probably the way it would be. But because of the film [the Exorcist], I don't have a normal life by somebody else's standards. Linda Blair would-be children thinking I have been a vegetarian for about 10 years. And it really was due to the reading that I did. And they explain so that you understand why it's important for the planet's survival along with compassion for animals. It certainly made it much easier for me. I lost weight really fast. My mother died from cancer so this is all very personal to me. And I just would like the planet to be a better place. And I think you'll find a vegetarian diet to be really incredible these days Linda Blair cancer reading mother Turkeys are misunderstood. Once I adopted turkeys, I understood this large bird to be a great companion. Linda Blair turkeys thanksgiving bird The animals are right here, right in front of us. And how we treat these companions is a test. Linda Blair treats tests animal I've lived through what seems to most - and myself - many lives. Linda Blair seems I was so sad from losing two of my dogs and my mother. I had this vision of all these animals sitting behind bars. They had no control and were scared. That's why I got into fostering and adopting animals out. Linda Blair dog mother animal Kids shouldn't see all the violence they do these days. But the industry just doesn't care. Linda Blair care violence kids One of the reasons I don't have kids is because I think people would have been very unfair to them. Think of it. You're still asking me questions about The Exorcist. Linda Blair kids people thinking We have a deep need to affiliate, to be around people, and no creature on earth spends as much of its life depending on others as we do Linda Blair love relationship friendship The Exorcist has been a very interesting cross to bear. Linda Blair cross bear been interesting When I was 13 I asked my mother if it was possible for this to end - I'd had enough of it. And that was right about the time that we got a call for 'The Exorcist' interview. Linda Blair end enough mother time
