Kathy Bates

“My inner strength comes from my friends. I have a very close group of friends and family, and we all help each other through our dark times.”

“When Aretha Franklin came on the radio when I was in college, we would stop the car, throw open the doors, jump out, and dance.”

“I kind of grew up on horror.”

“I haven't talked much about being an ovarian cancer survivor because I don't really want to define myself that way.”

“I'm very lucky to be able to do what I love to do, and I hope I can keep doing it for a while.”

“When I met President Obama, all I could say was 'wow' - twice. What an idiot.”

“Cancer and its aftermath changed my outlook in a profound way. I've become less of a hermit, and I travel more.”

“My deeply secret favorite movie is 'Meet Joe Black.'”

“אני לא אוהבת תפקידים שבלוניים של נשים נמרצות יתר על המידה, או של איזו דתייה פנאטית. אני מרגישה שיש בהם סיכוי להשפלה בשבילי, ואני לא רוצה להיות שם.”

“זה כוח אדיר שיש לך כשחקן, אם אתה חודר אפילו לליבו של אדם אחד. אתה מרגיש באותו רגע את הערך של מה שאתה עושה. מבין שכל צופה מפרש אותך בדרכו.”

“אני תמיד התמודדתי עם סוגיות של נשיות. עוד כנערה התבודדתי, לא יצאתי לדייטים, ניגנתי בגיטרה וכתבתי שירה לבד בחדר שלי. והיום, גם אם יגידו לי שאני נאה ונשית, זאת מחמאה שיכולה רק 'לעבור' לידי.”

“נוח לי יותר להיבחן לתפקידי האישה בעלת הכוח, המכוערת, הלא נעימה. אולי כי אני יודעת שאין לי דרך לנצח באופציה האחרת. אני רק מקווה שהוליווד לא תמשיך לדחוף אנשים למשבצות ותעלים את אלה שלא מתאימים לשבלונה שלה.”

“When I first went to interview for 'Misery,' they were saying things like, 'You're not Michelle Pfeiffer, you know.' And I just don't get the relevance of that remark. I'm not Elizabeth Taylor, either. I'm not Sean Connery.”

“People will come up, and they'll talk about 'Misery.' But a lot of people will talk about 'Waterboy.'”

“I've been in the business for so long that I don't sit home and look at my awards.”

“It was also wonderful to have the prospect of playing with Jack Nicholson. It was a terrific part, a terrific script, with Alexander Payne and Jack Nicholson. You can't get any better than that!”

“I regret not taking my 83-year-old mother to the Oscars the year I won. She deserved the Oscar for giving up so much for me.”

“I used to play guitar years ago. It brought me a lot of pleasure when I was a teenager growing up and was having tough times.”

“One of my favorite films is 'Psycho,' which I saw when I was 12.”

“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.”