Sally Kirkland Quotes & Sayings

In Europe you can be Sophia, you can be these older women who are considered very sexy. — Sally Kirkland

My favorite actresses were Geraldine Paige, Anne Bancroft and Kim Stanley. — Sally Kirkland

I had no idea that he was going to write that, but I've always believed that insecurity was what would keep you always in your innocence, no matter what the business did. — Sally Kirkland

I made a conscious decision back then that I would rather be the best actress who ever lived than the most famous one. — Sally Kirkland

I think I'm more European in personality. — Sally Kirkland

I really think that women should be allowed to be more European, in this country. — Sally Kirkland

In the case of Marilyn and John Kennedy, I think they did affect change. — Sally Kirkland

Probably what my comment meant was that I don't care about the circumstances if I can tell the truth. — Sally Kirkland

My attitude is always one of sensuality, aggressive enthusiasm and a kind of outrageousness in my expression. — Sally Kirkland

My point is that, over the years, I've taught five thousand people acting and lately I have a lot of energy on these kids, having the same break I had as a high school girl. — Sally Kirkland

So I have this ability, if I may say so, to spot talent. — Sally Kirkland

I think that souls agree to come in and do what they're going to do and then leave when they're going to leave. So there's nothing tragic when a soul leaves. I think it was already preordained. — Sally Kirkland

I'm on Governor Gray Davis' California Alliance Towards Education to bring the arts back to high schools. — Sally Kirkland

Our church has been legal since late 1960s. I've been involved since 1972. I was ordained in 1975. — Sally Kirkland

Everyone should have a moment with Ron Howard in their life to give you faith in our industry. — Sally Kirkland

I suppose if I wanted to be the girl next door, I could have been. I think America is confused by someone who appears to be sexual and spiritual at the same time. — Sally Kirkland

I have married thriteen couples. I'm about to do a marriage next month. — Sally Kirkland

The only thing that I could think of to do was to be an actress. — Sally Kirkland

I think you can really tell a good actor if you can put a camera on them and they can just talk and emote and react and you don't have to keep cutting away from them, because they are the language and the behavior. It's all a tour-de-force performance. — Sally Kirkland

With my ministry of light, part of what I do is work on the California Alliance For Arts Education. — Sally Kirkland

My activism and sexual revolution in New York was a factor. — Sally Kirkland

I certainly was one of the instigators in the 1960s of freedom of expression. — Sally Kirkland

I had art as a major, along with English, French and History. I had dance, modern dance. In English I was allowed to write my own poetry, which I eventually got published. — Sally Kirkland

So, I think that Marilyn, what she gave the world, and in many ways Kennedy too, was that they had dreams and they didn't allow anybody to take away their dreams. — Sally Kirkland

I have some great stories and I will get around to writing a book. — Sally Kirkland

She was a genius, my mother. — Sally Kirkland

A lot of my joy this year has been to give away awards to young people, no matter of race, creed or color, because they were a terrific violinist or a terrific dancer. — Sally Kirkland

I taught Sandra Bullock when no one knew who she was. I talked her out of quitting. I put her in a showcase. — Sally Kirkland

I always told, Sandra Bullock was my student when she was younger, I always told her it's important that we hold on to our insecurity, the wisdom of insecurity. — Sally Kirkland

When I was growing up watching Marilyn Monroe, I learned that you can be very beautiful, very glamorous and very vulnerable and not give up your soul just because you were a movie star. — Sally Kirkland