A biography for Kathy Bateshasn’t been written yet.
“It seems like women are always in the kitchen around food and they're serving and they're giving and they're enjoying and it's part of the plentitude of life and the enrichment of life.”
“I was never an ingenue. I've always just been a character actor. When I was younger, it was a real problem, because I was never pretty enough. It was hard, not just for the lack of work, but because you have to face up to how people are looking at you.”
“My mother used to ask, 'Why do you always write such sad songs?' I don't know if I was different from a lot of adolescents in that respect.”
“The roles I was lucky enough to get were real stretches for me: usually a character who was older, or a little weird, or whatever. And it was hard, not just for the lack of work but because you have to face up to how people are looking at you.”
“I have had periods of depression in my life.”
“I have really focused on mindfulness. That helps me make better choices both physically, psychologically, and emotionally.”
“I have always had a problem with my weight.”
“What I love about 'The Office' is the fast pace and the zaniness of those characters.”
“My mother used to tell this corny story about how the doctor smacked me on the behind when I was born and I thought it was applause, and I have been looking for it ever since.”
“The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less privacy.”
“I hope I look skinnier in 3D. I hope I don't look three times as fat. That'll be disappointing.”
“I don't sit home and watch movies I've done before.”
“Every time an Oscar is given out, an agent gets his wings.”
“For a long time I did not want to do television because I did not want to get stuck playing the same person. I wanted the ongoing challenge of a variety of roles.”
“I got my SAG card quite unexpectedly. I was here in Los Angeles doing a play called 'Vanities' - it was 1976, I believe - and I got invited by Dustin Hoffman, whom I'd met in New York, to come audition for a movie he was directing.”
“I think that being in an environment is a much richer experience than just working on a soundstage.”
“I've heard of actors like De Niro and Streep who stay in character all day long. And Daniel Day-Lewis did it for 'My Left Foot.' I don't do that myself.”
“Jack made it very comfortable for me on the set. We'd met socially before but never worked together. You know, he's very professional, very disciplined and he's always prepared and knows his lines.”
“I try to always stretch myself to fit the characters that have been presented.”
“'Misery' left a lasting mark on me. When I die, it will be 'Kathy 'Misery' Bates Is Dead.'”