We had a fateful fight at Soho House in New York in 2004 and we were shouting at each other because he wouldn’t let me see the footage and he told me that was what they had all decided. Uma Thurman More Quotes by Uma Thurman More Quotes From Uma Thurman I still love the people I’ve loved, even if I cross the street to avoid them. Uma Thurman actresseslovepeople Before I had my child, I thought I knew all the boundaries of myself, that I understood the limits of my heart. It's extraordinary to have all those limits thrown out, to realize your love is inexhaustible. Uma Thurman heartbabychildren It is technically a failure when you don't try. Uma Thurman trying Boredom is a great motivator. Uma Thurman boredom Three tomatoes are walking down the street-a poppa tomato, a mamma tomato, and a little baby tomato. Baby tomato starts lagging behind. Poppa tomato gets angry, goes over to the baby tomato, and smooshes him and says, Catch up. Uma Thurman tomatoesthreebaby I do think that what's wonderful in life is that we gain perspective as we take on different roles that are mind and heart opening. Uma Thurman perspectiveheartthinking One feels so despairing on some levels about what's going on in our culture, in regards to things like gender inequality. But there is progress. There is enhanced empathy and respect for others, we are fighting the tide, even though it seems like a tug of war sometimes. Uma Thurman empathyfightingwar Thats when you know youve found somebody special. When you can just shut the f**k up for a minute and comfortably enjoy the silence. Uma Thurman minutessilencespecial Daring to me is having courage; it's a daily meditation to take breath and find strength. Uma Thurman finding-strengthdaringmeditation It's an interesting thing to be in your forties and evaluate success and take ownership of some disasters and some pain and try to forgive a little bit - yourself and others. Uma Thurman forgivingpaininteresting I was an escapee of childhood. I always wanted to grow up. Uma Thurman childhoodgrowing-upfatherhood It is better to have a relationship with someone who cheats on you than with someone who does not flush the toilet. Uma Thurman doerelationshipcheating Change is usually preceded by some kind of drift. Uma Thurman kind When asked if I consider myself Buddhist, the answer is, Not really. But it's more my religion than any other because I was brought up with it in an intellectual and spiritual environment. I don't practice or preach it, however. But Buddhism has had a major effect on who I am and how I think about the world. What I have learned is that I like all religions, but only parts of them. Uma Thurman buddhistbuddhismspiritual I think everybody has a hard time connecting, but as you get older and you want more and you expect more and you know more, it's just different. If you start wanting too much from it without it naturally unfolding, then that makes it bad. If you start not wanting anything, then you are not serious. I mean it's just this conundrum of issues. Uma Thurman hard-timesmeanthinking To be with a man who hasn't tried every line, who hasn't broken up with a woman every which way you can break up with them, is kind of nice. Uma Thurman nicebrokenmen It's taken me a long time to learn to accept the risks and just be willing to try it over and over again. Uma Thurman risktakenlong We never left a set until we'd trashed it. Uma Thurman left Tall, sandy blonde, with sort of blue eyes, skinny in places, fat in others. An average gal. Uma Thurman eyeblueaverage Desperation is the perfume of the young actor. It's so satisfying to have gotten rid of it. If you keep smelling it, it can drive you crazy. In this business a lot of people go nuts, go eccentric, even end up dead from it. Not my plan. Uma Thurman crazybusinessnuts
