One of the things that's hardest as an actor is you are being critiqued constantly, and having your mother critiquing you can be challenging. Kyra Sedgwick More Quotes by Kyra Sedgwick More Quotes From Kyra Sedgwick He put a ring in the toe of a stocking. On Christmas Eve, we opened our stockings and it was there at the bottom of the toe. Then he got down on his knees and he was shaking. Kyra Sedgwick knees toes christmas I think that women as a group are so powerful. I still don't think we are able to embrace our power well enough yet. We think we live in a man's world and we have to follow their rules, and yet, we're so different, and our rules are so different. I wish that we could come together more as a political force. If women ran the world, I don't believe that there would be war. I really don't.... We understand the bigger picture. We understand our impact on the environment, on the world. We understand the generations that will go after us because we gave birth to them. Kyra Sedgwick women powerful war I don't know if you're married, but sometimes there are times where one is really together with their partner. And then there are times when you're both just in your own thing, but you're there together. Kyra Sedgwick married together sometimes I do it because I want to exercise people's compassion and I do it because I really believe that for some reason what I do is important and meaningful. Kyra Sedgwick kindness meaningful believe Compassion is very important, especially right now in America. We all need to strive as human beings to understand each other and ourselves better. Kyra Sedgwick strive important compassion I'm not going to be remotely funny. Kyra Sedgwick I do know that I have to work hard for every single thing that I get, really hard, and that's okay. Kyra Sedgwick get-real okay hard-work Hollywood is sexist and age-ist, and that covers all the bases, I guess. Kyra Sedgwick sexist hollywood age I have too much respect for the characters I play to make them anything but as real as they can possibly be. I have a great deal of respect for all of them, otherwise I wouldn't do them. And I don't want to screw them by not portraying them honestly. Kyra Sedgwick respect real character Ultimately, you know, I'm a grown-up, I've been in this business a long time. I've got kids. I've got to do my stuff. But I also need to keep it there so I can bring it up again the next day at work or whatever. Kyra Sedgwick next-day long kids All humans need love, attention, and appreciation, and those can be very female traits. I feel like they should be male and female traits, but I think that they are more easily attributed to women. Kyra Sedgwick female appreciation thinking It's easier in some ways being on the life raft and the other guy's in the boat and you can row alongside and be supportive. In some ways, that's an easier role. Kyra Sedgwick supportive roles guy I think it's important to do great work. Kyra Sedgwick great-work important thinking I was very young when we got married and I don't know why it worked out like it did or how I was smart enough to know that this was the right guy, but somehow I got lucky. Kyra Sedgwick smart lucky guy I've always been able to let stuff go when I'm done with work. Kyra Sedgwick able done stuff It's not that I don't see myself as hot and sexy. Don't get me wrong. No, it's not that. Kyra Sedgwick hot-and-sexy sexy hot I think it's important to do smaller films because I think that's where a lot of new things are happening. Kyra Sedgwick film important thinking Global climate change is real. The legislative branch of our government is our last line of defense against pollution which is why I am so grateful to have the NRDC making our voice heard. Kyra Sedgwick grateful voice real When I connect to my soul, project it into another # character , and then bring it to the stage or to a film--that has always been for me the great joy of # acting . It's been as if my soul kind of leaps out of my body and is able to be free and dance around. Kyra Sedgwick soul joy character Our family adopted Paulie from a shelter as an 8-week-old puppy. We've had him for 11 years, and I think it was valuable for the kids to learn to be responsible for a pet. It's a wonderful thing for families - the unconditional love you get from a pet is something you carry with you for the rest of your life. Kyra Sedgwick unconditional-love love-you kids
