A biography for Sigourney Weaverhasn’t been written yet.
“There's a lot of conning as part of our society, I think.”
“Sometimes you trust someone who turns out not to be honest. There are a lot of things that happen in life that don't turn out the way you're given the impression that they will. And I think that's all kind of a con. But I think we've probably all been hurt.”
“There's something to be said for going right into people's living rooms. I think actors have always loved that medium - you're right in there with people in their homes. A lot of very audacious work is being done on television.”
“Every role sort of teaches you how to prepare for it.”
“I love playing an alien.”
“What I perceive in science fiction is that it's more about how everything looks than what's going on, which I think is just difficult if you're an action character. I think they are about character, not about what it looks like.”
“I'm no Ripley. I had doubts that I could play her as strongly as she had to be played, but I must say that it was fun exploring that side of myself. Women don't get to do that very often.”
“I often meet young directors who, you know, had a 'Ghostbusters' picture on their wall as they were growing up. And it's really nice. It just shows how inter-generational our industry is.”
“Here's a vice: I say yes to too many things. I wish I had the guilty pleasure of saying no. My goal is to try to do less, but more fully.”
“Secretly, I had always wanted to go to Vegas, and have my own really bad act!”
“People are amazed that I do comedy. I always did comedy.”
“It's such a nice change to get to play a wretched, shallow, mergers-and-acquisitions woman. My true colors come out.”
“I really enjoy working with younger actors. I just feel like we're all peers together.”
“My father was always very interested in space. I watch Star Trek and all those things, but I always had a different picture in my mind... maybe closer to Alien. I don't see it in space as much as I do see it in different planets, with each having its own strange characters.”
“When I look around the world, I don't see too many damsels in distress. If they're a damsel in distress, they're manipulating some guy to help them.”
“Usually it's the guys that don't follow you around, who you're attracted to!”
“It's rare when you have everything going perfectly all at the same time.”
“I'm a natural golden retriever at heart. I'm fine with that now, but there was a time when I tried to keep myself from jumping up on people. I had to make myself sit.”
“I actually think the reason I am interested in certain parts is because I was such a dweeb in high school. When you are such a loser, it's a helpful way in to a lot of characters because even very powerful people are not all that powerful, really.”
“That whole generation that's gone now, that lived through the two world wars, is a great example to all of us. They knew how to live. If something bad happened, they didn't sit at home, eat Haagen-Dazs, and watch a movie.”