Top 30 Rene Russo Quotes

Strong and in control – I don’t necessarily feel that way. I’m a little bit more scattered in my life. I’m more of a street girl, in a way.

I was never the kind of person who cared much what people thought about me.

In high school, I was very unpopular.

Maybe it’s that I’m naive, but I don’t think of myself as an age.

I do love acting the two seconds that you are in front of the camera – and this is going to sound like I’m complaining, and I don’t want that because I’m blessed to even have a job – but there is a lot of down-time when you’re just sitting in your trailer.

I think all writers are different. I’ve been with a few writers; they’re all different.

I’m a California girl, and I’d love to restore a sense of place to Southern California.

I didn’t have a father growing up, and I was raised with all women, and I didn’t really understand men. I thought they were like women, right?

We all do things where we don’t care about other people. And we deal with it in whatever ways we can, denial or make excuses.

I didn’t set out wanting to be an actress. That’s not what I did. I didn’t go to class striving to become an actress. I just basically – honestly, I didn’t have anything else going.

I’m so proud of myself. I thought, ‘I’ve got to learn about American history.’ I literally took two months off and watched every documentary known to man. I really didn’t know Benjamin Franklin was so cool.

If something comes around that would be a challenge, then that would be wonderful. But if it’s a watered-down version of something I’ve already done, I’d rather do something else.

If I had to design a career for myself, I would have done comedy.

I don’t love getting up at the crack of dawn and having makeup put on my face for three hours – like, I really don’t like it – and then having a part that’s just not that challenging.

Every day, every birthday candle I blow out, every penny I throw over my shoulder in a wishing well, every time my daughter says, ‘Let’s make a wish on a star,’ there’s one thing I wish for: wisdom.

When you are desperate, it’s usually because of fear.

Being married, I would say most relationships are pretty codependent in some ways.

I would have loved to do romantic comedies. That’s what I think I would be best at.

For me, when I did ‘Thor,’ they changed my lines at the last minute, and then I had to speak with an English accent – and it was horrifying. I was in front of a crew of 250 people on my first day – never happened to me before.

I have an unusual face.

In June 1972, I went with friends to see the Rolling Stones at the Los Angeles Forum. After the concert, as we crossed through the parking lot, a guy in a brown Mercedes stopped in the middle of the street and got out. He came up to me and asked if I had ever modeled.

I understand that there’s a certain energy in youth, no question, in terms of pursuing jobs. But there is wisdom in age. It’s too bad that the two can’t come together because I do think that people are dropped from what they’re really good at too soon.

I have nothing against younger women and older men on screen. What is sad is that so many women over 40 who have so much to give aren’t being considered to play opposite men their own age or younger.

‘Tin Cup’ was great because I loved the comedy aspect of it, so that was good.

I loved ‘Tin Cup’ because even though that character had her own career and was strong, she was pretty confused. I think she was my favorite character because she was well-rounded. She didn’t have it all together.

I had to fend for myself from the time I was 17 years old. I was a high-school dropout. I wasn’t quite living on the streets, but I didn’t have a lot of hope.

I am self-conscious, and I’m aware of my body. But I struggle with America’s limited idea of what perfection is.

I envy my daughter’s childhood.

I had never seen a Marvel comic.

I didn’t want to be an actress when I was younger – not even when I was older, to tell you the truth.