Sadly, I really want to be Batman ... and I just never will be. Virginia Madsen More Quotes by Virginia Madsen More Quotes From Virginia Madsen I like how wine continues to evolve, like if I opened a bottle of wine today it would taste different than if I'd opened it on any other day, because a bottle of wine is actually alive. And it's constantly evolving and gaining complexity. Virginia Madsen bottles different wine Do something good for yourself today. You matter. Virginia Madsen matter today I always tell actors, "Don't think of it as unemployment when you don't have a job. You have to think of it as being in preparation for your next job." You have to be always preparing for success. Virginia Madsen preparation jobs thinking I was always an actress, even as a little kid, and fantasy, horror, sci-fi stories are really all about playing make believe. I just never grew out of that. Virginia Madsen stories believe kids The actor side of me loves to get dressed up and I feel like Cinderella when I'm in diamonds. Virginia Madsen actors diamond sides It would be good if you opened your heart to the fullness of time and spirit. Virginia Madsen would-be heart meaningful I'm a fan. I would have been a fan of Candyman even if I hadn't been in that movie. I'm a huge fan of Star Trek, which is why I was in Star Trek: Voyager - because I begged them to be a part of that lore. Virginia Madsen has-beens fans stars Voiceover work reminds me of old-time radio. When I was little I used to sneak and stay up at night and listen to Mystery Radio Theater - I loved all those old radio plays. Virginia Madsen radio play night I really didn't like Batgirl. I was like, "No, if I'm not gonna be Batman, I'm not gonna play." Maybe they could write an evil female super villain who takes over Batman, and nobody knows. Virginia Madsen evil play writing You know, we’re not on stage, we’re not doing a play, so we don’t have a relationship with the audience but going through that process and also just hearing how much people love the film, you feel like you do have a relationship with the audience. Virginia Madsen hearing play people I spend a lot of time at my son’s school and I really wanted to do a movie that the kids could see. The good thing about being my age and not having to be the ingenue anymore is that I get to be a mom. I get to have kids in my movies. Virginia Madsen mom kids school A radio play actually ended up being the first acting job I ever had. A lot of times when I'm on camera, I'm playing characters that are more like myself, and I don't get to do a lot of real character work. But when you're doing animation, you are the very epitome of colorful characters. I think I'm just really into make believe. Virginia Madsen real jobs believe Men, we don't need you in shining armor. Virginia Madsen shining brave men I have good genes. My father is Danish and my mother is Irish and Native American. They both have good skin. Virginia Madsen mother native-american father Our audience is all the girls who made Britney a huge star. Those are the girls who bought the book. I didn't read the book at first. I read the script just to see what I would think of the script and I really liked it. Virginia Madsen girl stars book In animation, there's silly things I get to do with my voice. I get to have a wider range, so my voice gets to dance more than it does on camera. Virginia Madsen cameras voice silly To me it meant, just looking at it from a Maya point of view, it meant that Paul Miles is always moving laterally in his life. And she just wants him to take a couple of steps forward, you know? Virginia Madsen couple views moving You can't not be into basketball and grow up in Chicago or live in L.A., because people are so fanatical about the teams. You know what's going on with the games even if you don't watch. Virginia Madsen growing-up team basketball I have to read comic books all first, because now when you get into graphic novels, they are definitely in deep graphic. Virginia Madsen comic book firsts When I was growing up, the really, really cool super heroes were all male - so I wanted to be them. Virginia Madsen males growing-up hero
