The thing that separates a so-so director and a great director is a love and caring for film. Shirley Knight More Quotes by Shirley Knight More Quotes From Shirley Knight Film actors reach a certain level, but they don't get beyond it unless they work in the theater. Shirley Knight levelsactorsghouls I took individual photographs of Annie Liebovitz, I kept taking her picture. Shirley Knight annieindividualphotograph This house was our dream-the gardens, the study, even the swimming pool. Even though I can't see John when I wake up in the morning, I can always feel him here with me. Shirley Knight swimmingdreammorning I'm writing a book and working on my one-woman show, Learning To Be Human. Shirley Knight showswritingbook Men are allowed to get older and women are not. Shirley Knight men So many directors are solely focused on their own success in Hollywood and multimillion dollar budgets and deals. Shirley Knight dollarshollywooddirectors The only people you can really share certain things with in secret are your girlfriends. Shirley Knight girlfriendsecretpeople There's no place to act in Kansas. You're supressed. Shirley Knight kansas They said this is Vanity Fair, and I said, Oh, I already take the magazine. They said Annie Leibovitz wants to take your picture and I thought, How nice! Shirley Knight vanitymagazinesnice When you're a woman in your 40s, it's not the best time to do films, because there really aren't that many roles. Then you reach 50 and there are more roles again. Mother parts. Shirley Knight filmrolesmother There's a great difference between being popular and being an artist. Shirley Knight differencesartistsong My goal was not to be famous or rich but to be good at what I did. And that required going to New York and studying and working in the theater. Shirley Knight studygoalnew-york There are things that you cannot talk to your mother and father about, there are things that you cannot talk to your children about. Shirley Knight familymotherchildren The other death for an actor is comparing yourself to other people: Forget someone else's path. Concentrate on your path. Otherwise, you get lost, and if you don't have joy in the work, forget it. Shirley Knight actorsjoypeople My acting career helped pull me through the rough times. Shirley Knight rough-timescareersacting It's no accident that Tony Hopkins is a wonderful film actor. Shirley Knight filmactorswonderful I moved to LA and decided to do films and television, mainly because the theater in New York is totally dead. Shirley Knight film-and-televisiontheaternew-york I got an agent and went up for the part of my first film, Five Gates to Hell. Shirley Knight agentsfilmfirsts I did the occasional odd film, like Endless Love. Shirley Knight endless-lovefilmodd Hollywood -- that's where they give Academy Awards to Charlton Heston for acting. Shirley Knight awardsactinggiving
