The problem I have these days is that women are often cast in a role - as a police officer, for example - and then are invariably perceived by the other characters as succeeding in a man's job, as if they're doing it in spite of being women. Kathy Bates More Quotes by Kathy Bates More Quotes From Kathy Bates A heart can only discover what it really wants with experience. Kathy Bates experiencemindheart My mother used to tell this corny story about how the doctor smacked me on the behind when I was born and I thought it was applause, and I have been looking for it ever since. Kathy Bates doctorsmotherstories I went from years of honing my craft to sudden recognition. It was quite a life changer. Kathy Bates life-changingcraftsyears And people are always saying: 'Well, you go to Hollywood and you get yourself a film career or a TV series, and then you can do anything you want. Because then you've got the clout.' That had always sounded like a lot of hooey to me, but now I think it's true, unfortunately. Kathy Bates careerspeoplethinking The bottom line is that I'm an actor, so when somebody pitches me a great part, it's a no-brainer. You never know what it's gonna be like, in terms of the actual experience. You can be really excited about a part that can turn out shitty, you can have a bad time, there's a bad egg or two or three, in the bunch, or the producers are weird, or something like that. Kathy Bates eggsactorstwo I was never an ingenue. I've always just been a character actor. When I was younger, it was a real problem, because I was never pretty enough. It was hard, not just for the lack of work, but because you have to face up to how people are looking at you. Kathy Bates realcharacterpeople I look for a role that hopefully I feel empathy with and that I can understand and love, but also that has that challenge for me to play - a different kind of role, a different type of character, a different time period. Kathy Bates empathyplaycharacter I read Stephen King a lot and I've actually played two roles. Delores Claiborne is my favorite, I think, of any film that I've done. Kathy Bates kingstwothinking I can sit here on the couch and hear you say, "You're very feminine and very attractive," but I have always struggled with that. Kathy Bates feminineattractivecouches I'm a horror movie fan to begin with, so to come back to the genre, I feel like horror has been very good to me. Kathy Bates genrehorrorfans I find that I'm fighting to keep my energy and my passion centered on the work and not on "Will this get me an Oscar?" - which is the way people are starting to talk to me. I'm not interested in the way people are starting to talk to me. I'm not interested in looking at a role that way. That's not what I ever did, and it's not how I can continue to do my work. Kathy Bates passionfightingpeople I want to see women onscreen the way I see them in society. Kathy Bates wantway The thing that I've run up against is that it's always been an either-or proposition, especially in Hollywood. You're either young and glamorous and you're going to get the lead and get the man at the end of the picture, or it's the opposite: you're a character actress, you're not attractive enough for the other role, and so you're playing the friend or the killer or the lesbian or the doctor or whatever. Kathy Bates runningcharactermen I have to pay the bills just like everybody else, but it also pays my soul to work. Kathy Bates billssoulpay I want to be defined by my own essence. Kathy Bates my-ownessencewant For a long time I did not want to do television because I did not want to get stuck playing the same person. I wanted the ongoing challenge of a variety of roles. Kathy Bates roleschallengeslong I see my sisters, my mother, my grandmother. I like the way I look. I think I have a nice face. I like my eyes, my mouth. I have a good nose. I have good skin. Kathy Bates niceeyemother I have no idea and I think Steven King strongest suit is the characters that he does create, all in the same area where he lives. The way he describes them is one of his fortes and it boggles my mind how he's able to do that and to create so many. It must be thousands by now. Kathy Bates kingscharacterthinking A lot of guys come up talking about The Waterboy. I get a lot of that. Misery, Delores Claiborne and The Waterboy, those are the main ones I get. Kathy Bates miseryguytalking I have always had a problem with my weight. Kathy Bates problemweight
