Kyra Sedgwick Quotes

He put a ring in the toe of a stocking. On Christmas Eve, we opened our stockings and it was there at the bottom of the toe. Then he got down on his knees and he was shaking.

- Kyra Sedgwick

It's not always thankless. Let's face it - it's not always thankless. I've gotten a lot of really great recognition and I've worked with amazing people.

- Kyra Sedgwick

Hollywood movies are run on fear and they don't want to make bold choices. They, generally, speaking want to keep things status quo. That's not really interesting for me.

- Kyra Sedgwick

Whether it be in a small movie or a big movie, I would always be attracted to this role.

- Kyra Sedgwick

I have too much respect for the characters I play to make them anything but as real as they can possibly be. I have a great deal of respect for all of them, otherwise I wouldn't do them. And I don't want to screw them by not portraying them honestly.

- Kyra Sedgwick

It's that I'm 39. I feel hot and sexy, actually... I feel it inside myself. I don't feel dried up and tired and no longer interested in sex is what I'm trying to say.

- Kyra Sedgwick

We do spend time talking about it and we puzzle through it together. We ride the roller coasters together - the high highs and the low lows.

- Kyra Sedgwick

I can't get hired in a studio movie. Everything is so uphill.

- Kyra Sedgwick

It's easier in some ways being on the life raft and the other guy's in the boat and you can row alongside and be supportive. In some ways, that's an easier role.

- Kyra Sedgwick

I think in this movie, every time I see his work, I'm blown away by it because he, to me, he really embodied the character so powerfully and so real, so truthfully to me.

- Kyra Sedgwick

Also everyone's hearts are in the right place when you do a small movie. You're not doing it for the money; you're not doing it for the possibility of an Oscar nomination. You are doing it because you love the material.

- Kyra Sedgwick

Shame is such an intense emotion. It just can drive you.

- Kyra Sedgwick

I was very young when we got married and I don't know why it worked out like it did or how I was smart enough to know that this was the right guy, but somehow I got lucky.

- Kyra Sedgwick

I feel my job as an actor is to explore all sides of humanity.

- Kyra Sedgwick

But when you're in something together, it's very hard to be objective and you're very subjective.

- Kyra Sedgwick

Hollywood is sexist and age-ist, and that covers all the bases, I guess.

- Kyra Sedgwick

Sometimes when you do a part, the wall between you and the characters can be very porous. You can sort of move in and out of your character's persona and being. And that just couldn't happen on this one because of working with him.

- Kyra Sedgwick

While it is challenging working with a kid, because they're so of the moment all the time. My acting style is to try to take something from my life that the character can relate to and that I can relate the character to.

- Kyra Sedgwick

I don't know if you're married, but sometimes there are times where one is really together with their partner. And then there are times when you're both just in your own thing, but you're there together.

- Kyra Sedgwick

I do know that I have to work hard for every single thing that I get, really hard, and that's okay.

- Kyra Sedgwick

I do it because I want to exercise people's compassion and I do it because I really believe that for some reason what I do is important and meaningful.

- Kyra Sedgwick

I think that certainly my choices empower me.

- Kyra Sedgwick

Ultimately, you know, I'm a grown-up, I've been in this business a long time. I've got kids. I've got to do my stuff. But I also need to keep it there so I can bring it up again the next day at work or whatever.

- Kyra Sedgwick

You know, I grew up with brothers so I'm used to being the only girl.

- Kyra Sedgwick

It's not that I don't see myself as hot and sexy. Don't get me wrong. No, it's not that.

- Kyra Sedgwick

After 14 years, it better be a real marriage, you know? We do have a great time together. We are really lucky.

- Kyra Sedgwick

Some of the best roles are for women in these independent, smaller movies.

- Kyra Sedgwick

I think it's important to do smaller films because I think that's where a lot of new things are happening.

- Kyra Sedgwick

I think it's important to do great work.

- Kyra Sedgwick