A biography for Uma Thurmanhasn’t been written yet.
“Tall, sandy blonde, with sort of blue eyes, skinny in places, fat in others. An average gal.”
“I used to be more paranoid and stressed, constantly worrying about my Plan B. But the truth is I don't have one.”
“I grew up in a mostly Buddhist environment.”
“My washing machine overwhelms me with its options and its sophistication.”
“I was not particularly bright, I wasn't very athletic, I was a little too tall, odd, funny looking, I was just really weird as a kid.”
“I guess somehow I got a reputation of being able to dance.”
“It's hard sometimes if you think a character should look a certain way and you're being pushed to do it differently. I've had fights over that. That's why it's so important that you work with good people.”
“Desperation is the perfume of the young actor. It's so satisfying to have gotten rid of it. If you keep smelling it, it can drive you crazy. In this business a lot of people go nuts, go eccentric, even end up dead from it. Not my plan.”
“I was an escapee of childhood. I always wanted to grow up.”
“It is better to have a relationship with someone who cheats on you than with someone who does not flush the toilet.”
“Before I had my child, I thought I knew all the boundaries of myself, that I understood the limits of my heart. It's extraordinary to have all those limits thrown out, to realize your love is inexhaustible.”
“Motherhood definitely took the focus off of my work. And I didn't mind. I had a few panics when I thought that if I wanted to work I couldn't get a job anymore and then I would get one once in a while and it would make me feel better.”
“Buddhism has had a major effect on who I am and how I think about the world. What I have learned is that I like all religions, but only parts of them.”
“I never ever slept again after my first pregnancy.”
“But I think it is always difficult to have high expectations of yourself or anyone else.”