A biography for Anjelica Hustonhasn’t been written yet.
“I know certainly, when one job draws to a close, that I feel I'm simply never going to work again. No one will ever want me for anything ever again. I think that's a vulnerable moment in every actor's life, and it happens every time you finish a film.”
“I don't see myself ever retiring, unless it's for something that I like better, and so far I like directing a lot but I don't see the necessity to retire from anything unless there's a really great alternative.”
“I spent quite a lot of time in front of the bathroom mirror. Nearby, there was a stack of books. My favorites were 'The Death of Manolete' and the cartoons of Charles Addams. I would pretend to be Morticia Addams. I was drawn to her. I used to pull my eyes back and see how I'd look with slanted eyelids.”
“Going back to Ireland involves at least six to seven emotional breakdowns for me per day.”
“I'm very fond of doing movies where men fight over me. I don't get to do enough.”
“I was an avid reader as a child because we didn't have television in Ireland until the mid-'60s.”