A biography for Kim Basingerhasn’t been written yet.
“I remember that Jack Lemmon, who is one of my favorite actors of all time, says that the day he stops being nervous is the day he should leave the business.”
“I work in a strange business, and 'trust' is a word that's not even in the vocabulary.”
“I just thank God that I didn't grow up with so much money or privilege because you had to create ways to make it happen.”
“I like to see a driven kid: somebody who wants to come from the ground up. I love to see somebody who wants to be the best they can be.”
“I'm a very determined person.”
“I'm not a real social person - I'm shy - and a lot of the business is just social.”
“I feel there are two people inside me - me and my intuition. If I go against her, she'll screw me every time, and if I follow her, we get along quite nicely.”
“My priorities had been changing before I had Addie but after she was born they changed completely. I don't count - my daughter sort of owns me.”
“With every project I've ever done, I've always treated it like I'm still in school. Each time you try to go a little further, get a little deeper, feel a little more, sculpt it a little better.”
“You have to be a little unreal to be in this business.”
“Whatever show is on, I dress in that designer's clothes. Some of them were totally unwearable.”