Robin Wright Quotes

I grew up very fast as a young girl, but I grew slowly into my womanhood.

- Robin Wright

Fast, Very, Young Girl, Womanhood

Electronics companies are purchasing the minerals that come out of the Eastern Congo, and they are illicit; they're dirty.

- Robin Wright

Dirty, Electronics, Minerals

I've always been a T-shirt, Levi's, leather jacket, and combat boots kind of girl.

- Robin Wright

Kind, Always, Been, Jacket

I'm worried that the audience is being conditioned. That's my real fear. Because if they don't want to see wrinkles on the screen, if they actually fear looking at them, then it's only going to get worse. Those of us who don't want to shoot up and cut and sew, we're just not going be cast.

- Robin Wright

Wrinkles, Screen, Cut, Sew

Oh my God, Zumba is the greatest invention ever for women. I like to exercise, though I do nothing consistently because I get bored and impatient. With Zumba, you're dancing, you're moving your hips. So much fun.

- Robin Wright

Exercise, Dancing, Your, Oh My God

Sometimes I think they should set up an asylum for people like that... a whole slew of paparazzi defending their positions.

- Robin Wright

Think, I Think, Set, Paparazzi

I think we manifest the very thing we put out. If you're putting out negativity, then you're going to retrieve that same sentiment. If you emanate joy, it comes back to you.

- Robin Wright

Think, Very, Sentiment, Manifest

We really enjoy entertaining our children with characters. We'll act out all of The Wizard of Oz together.

- Robin Wright

Enjoy, Entertaining, Oz, Wizard Of Oz

That character called 'Robin Wright' in the movie called 'The Congress' has nothing to do with me... I've never felt that way about life choices, career, etc.

- Robin Wright

Career, Movie, Congress, Wright

I never used to want rehearsals, because I was like, 'Oh, no. I'm more spontaneous. I'm a natural. I'm a one-take person.' But that was because I didn't have any training. I was going off instinct.

- Robin Wright

Natural, Like, Going, Rehearsals

You couldn't pay me enough money to go back to being 20. So many tears; what a nightmare it was. It's much better being older.

- Robin Wright

Tears, Go, Pay, Enough Money

Now that my kids are out of the house, I'm finally able to get to the classics I never read: Emily Bronte, Dylan Thomas, Joseph Heller's 'Catch-22.' It's endless. They're all in this gigantic pile next to my bed.

- Robin Wright

Bed, Next, Pile, Emily

Is that romantic fantasy real? Um, after kids, no. Take the kids away, I don't know. Depends.

- Robin Wright

Fantasy, Away, Take, Um

Would I marry again? No. But never say never. Why marry? It's a beautiful fortress, but I don't need it.

- Robin Wright

Need, Marry, Again, Fortress

I can't imagine going back to long hair. Cutting it was the greatest thing I ever did.

- Robin Wright

Back, Going, Imagine, Greatest Thing

I enjoy classic Led Zeppelin.

- Robin Wright

Enjoy, Classic, Led, Led Zeppelin

I've been told I've done a lot of flop movies. And I think, 'Wow, I've never considered them flops!' I've loved every character I played.

- Robin Wright

Think, Been, I Think, Flop

People buy box sets, and they sit for a whole weekend with a computer on their lap in bed, and they watch two seasons back-to-back of a show. They are invested in the person within that arc or the dynamics of those people - the relationships - and it doesn't matter to them if they're watching it on an iPhone or a cinema screen.

- Robin Wright

Weekend, Bed, Buy, Arc

I'd rather do 'She's So Lovely' that John Cassavetes wrote versus doing 'Batman.'

- Robin Wright

Doing, Lovely, She, Versus

I have Spanx on. Always! I have to wear them all the time!

- Robin Wright

Always, Wear, Them, Spanx

No nude scenes. No sex-symbol parts. I want people to recognize me for my work, not just for being pretty.

- Robin Wright

Work, Want, Pretty, Being Pretty

Just lying in my big bed with Frette sheets. Oh my god, there's nothing better.

- Robin Wright

Big, Bed, Oh My God, Sheets

If you're the head of a business, there's a protocol that people have to follow.

- Robin Wright

Business, Follow, Head, Protocol

I think the inception of my interest in arts was when I was around 9 or 10 and I started dancing. I was really convinced that I was going to go to New York and be onstage in 'A Chorus Line.'

- Robin Wright

Dancing, Think, New, Chorus

If you get enough sleep, cut back on cigarettes and red meat, you look better the next day.

- Robin Wright

Back, Next, Cut, Cigarettes

A great life is to be able to ebb and flow.

- Robin Wright

Ebb, Able, Great Life, Flow

The best part of shooting 'House of Cards' in Baltimore is eating lots of soft-shell crab.

- Robin Wright

Cards, Baltimore, Lots, Best Part

I'm not up there with Kate Winslet and Julia Roberts. I don't sell tickets. I've known that for a long time.

- Robin Wright

Long, Sell, Tickets, None

It makes me believe in fate. In most cases, the readings where I've been really bad have usually been the ones where I got the part.

- Robin Wright

Fate, Been, Cases, Readings

I turned down a lot of things that were so-called commercial. You're coming out of one film, and then they want you to be in the same one.

- Robin Wright

Want, Commercial, Turned, So-Called

I dislike arrogant men and diva behavior in either gender.

- Robin Wright

Gender, Arrogant, Either, Diva

If 'American Beauty' came out today, it wouldn't make nearly as much money.

- Robin Wright

Beauty, Today, Money, As Much Money

I run, lift weights and do yoga to stay in shape.

- Robin Wright

Lift, Yoga, Shape, Weights

I would have made a lousy stripper. I'm just not very comfortable exposing myself.

- Robin Wright

Very, Exposing, Would, Lousy

I'm ready to do a Woody Allen comedy.

- Robin Wright

Comedy, Ready, Allen, Woody

Sean's a great, great writer.

- Robin Wright

Great, Writer, Sean, Great Writer

I can't stop moving. I'm like this weird insect. I can't sit still in real life.

- Robin Wright

Real, Like, Still, Sit

Maybe I'm a control freak.

- Robin Wright

Control, Freak, Maybe, Control Freak

I don't want to always be the tortured, soulful wife.

- Robin Wright

Wife, Want, Always, Soulful

I was technically a Valley Girl, even though I absolutely dreaded being called that. I really hated the idea that I was a Valley Girl.

- Robin Wright

Idea, Being, Though, Dreaded

My favorite designers are Levi Strauss and Fruit of the Loom.

- Robin Wright

Fruit, Favorite, Designers, Loom

The word 'demand' is a tricky word when used by our gender. When used by men, it's part of their vernacular.

- Robin Wright

Men, Gender, Part, Vernacular

My son graduated high school and went to Haiti to work for his dad's organization and then extended his stay. It's incredible what he's doing.

- Robin Wright

Work, Doing, Haiti, Graduated

I really wanted to be a mom. I didn't want my kids to be raised by a nanny, which would have been the case if I were working two movies in a year, you know? And I would have been hospitalized with fatigue.

- Robin Wright

Year, Been, Which, Case

After every movie, I always kick myself for the same things-didn't do enough, not enough variation, not enough interesting choices, too bland.

- Robin Wright

Myself, Movie, Always, Variation

I wish I were stronger in areas. Not so consumed or distracted.

- Robin Wright

Wish, I Wish, Consumed, Distracted

From the time I was wee big, my mother was one of the first members of Mary Kay Cosmetics. Women going door-to-door and letting housewives have their own business - that was really a breakthrough. It was huge.

- Robin Wright

Business, Big, Housewives, Kay

I always wanted to get out of L.A., but time passes, and you find excuses to stay.

- Robin Wright

Time Passes, Always, Out, Excuses

It's just never been in my nature to go out there and go on a red carpet to say, 'Oh, publicize me!'

- Robin Wright

Nature, Go, Been, Red Carpet

Love is possible as life is possible.

- Robin Wright

Love, Life, Possible, Love Is

I used to ask Sean questions about acting. He's a brilliant actor, but I could never digest his information. I work primarily on an intuitive level.

- Robin Wright

Brilliant, Level, Could, Intuitive

I remember calling directors numerous times and saying, 'Oh, you should cast so-and-so instead of me. They're much better for the role.'

- Robin Wright

I Remember, Role, Numerous, Numerous Times

I just pray I can keep working. I just pray I grow old gracefully.

- Robin Wright

Grow, Old, Keep, Gracefully

You're never going to be able to delve into the character traits of a Michelle Obama or Hillary Clinton.

- Robin Wright

Going, Traits, Michelle, None

It's what still excites me most about acting: letting your imagination go places it's never been before. There's nothing better than that.

- Robin Wright

Been, Before, Still, Excites

I met an agent through my modeling agency who encouraged me to go out and audition for sitcoms, and I was absolutely petrified because I had no desire to do it.

- Robin Wright

Through, Audition, Agent, No Desire

I secretly want to skydive, even though it's my greatest fear!

- Robin Wright

Want, Though, Even, Secretly

I eat at In-N-Out Burger every chance I get.

- Robin Wright

Chance, Burger, Get, Every Chance

I could not understand why Meryl Streep, for example, is allowed to work while pregnant and I'm not.

- Robin Wright

Could, Meryl, Allowed, Pregnant

I never went to college. I was pregnant at 23.

- Robin Wright

College, Never, Pregnant

Sean's a better person when he's directing. He becomes a queen when he's an actor. And he's so unhappy when he's acting.

- Robin Wright

Queen, Better Person, Sean, Directing

I have always been a good mimic.

- Robin Wright

Good, Always, Been, Mimic

Divorce in and of itself, and with children, is devastating.

- Robin Wright

Children, Itself, Divorce

I don't know enough about politics. I am out of the loop.

- Robin Wright

I Am, Politics, About, Loop

I tell you, being on a soap is the hardest work, and it gets so old. Get on your mark, get in the light, don't turn too far upstage - that's all it is.

- Robin Wright

Work, Old, Tell, Mark

With 'House of Cards,' you really get the heart and the meat of drama - and it's a thriller!

- Robin Wright

Cards, Drama, Get, House Of Cards

Even the busboys at the restaurants have a script to give you. Everybody is in the business.

- Robin Wright

Business, Give, Everybody, Restaurants

If there's nothing for me to do as an actress, then that's frustrating. I'd rather go work at a menial labour job, where I can actually get my hands dirty.

- Robin Wright

Hands, Dirty, Actress, Frustrating

I loved Europe so much.

- Robin Wright

Loved, Much, Europe

Sean's movies are provocative and challenging without being slick.

- Robin Wright

Movies, Provocative, Being, Sean

The older you get, of course, the knowingness of the truth - the ownership of knowing - is louder.

- Robin Wright

Truth, Ownership, Louder, Older

Running gets everything done, doesn't it? Covers it all.

- Robin Wright

Running, Everything, Gets, Covers

My mother gave me a sense of independence, a sense of total confidence that we could do whatever it was we set out to do. That's how we were raised.

- Robin Wright

Mom, Could, Set, Gave

Entertainment and escapism - those are the bigger money-making films today.

- Robin Wright

Bigger, Entertainment, Films, Escapism

Hollywood is difficult to navigate if you have integrity, so I opted not to work if there wasn't enough to do in a role, which doesn't have to do with the role's size.

- Robin Wright

Hollywood, Navigate, Which, Size

All marriages have their phases.

- Robin Wright

Marriages, Phases

I wouldn't be a good model for any designer's idea of what fashion is.

- Robin Wright

Idea, Model, Designer, Fashion

I'm tired of biting my tongue.

- Robin Wright

Tired, Tongue, Biting

I'm the homemaker, and that's fine with me because I really like that.

- Robin Wright

Me, Like, Fine, Homemaker

I always look for variety. I always want to run the gamut.

- Robin Wright

Run, Want, Always, Variety

I have a house here in California and come back every month and a half to see my kids. And they come to New York.

- Robin Wright

New, Here, Half, York

I didn't want to raise my kids in this weird, sycophantic society. If you have celebrity parents, it's not a good recipe for the kids, or anyone at any age.

- Robin Wright

Celebrity, Want, Recipe, Raise

Most of my memories of Texas are of mosquitoes, watermelons, crickets, and my brother teasing me.

- Robin Wright

Me, Texas, Most, Memories

I always loved to dance and move. I probably should have been a mime or something like that.

- Robin Wright

Always, Been, Move, Dance

My mother liked to buy houses, fix them up, and turn them over. We'd live somewhere for a few months and then move to another house, sometimes just two blocks away.

- Robin Wright

Over, Move, Months, Blocks

When I had money in the past, I would always travel rather than spend it on big apartments or cars. And I still feel exactly the same way.

- Robin Wright

Big, Always, In The Past, Exactly The Same

Famous is celebrityism, and I don't want that... I know that I'm not that. Everybody knows who you are. I can't imagine living that life, but I don't think I consider myself famous.

- Robin Wright

Think, Famous, Everybody, Consider

I can't imagine having long hair anymore; it's weird.

- Robin Wright

Hair, Weird, Imagine, Anymore

I'm not exactly the type of actress who does half a dozen films a year.

- Robin Wright

Actress, Films, Half, Dozen

I honestly don't want to act anymore.

- Robin Wright

Want, Act, Honestly, Anymore

If you're happy, if you're feeling good, then nothing else matters.

- Robin Wright

Health, Matters, Else, Feeling Good

As an actor, I had noticed very vividly that very few directors know how to direct actors because they haven't done it.

- Robin Wright

Very, Directors, Direct, Noticed

I'm not a practice religion freak. I didn't grow up in a religious family, but I have a faith.

- Robin Wright

Practice, Grow, Religious, Freak

It took me a long time to grow up.

- Robin Wright

Grow, Long Time, Took, Grow Up

I like the whole package to be good, It's a rarity that that happens, so I end up not working a lot.

- Robin Wright

Package, Like, Whole, Rarity

The seasoned woman is going to offer a more seasoned character.

- Robin Wright

Character, Woman, Offer, Seasoned

I'm trying to do the paleo diet. No carbs.

- Robin Wright

Trying, Diet, Carbs

D.C. is more corrupt than Hollywood. It really is.

- Robin Wright

More, Hollywood, Than, Corrupt

I didn't want to commit to a TV show.

- Robin Wright

Want, TV, Commit, TV Show

Dark chocolate-covered blueberries are my favorite sweet.

- Robin Wright

Sweet, Dark, Favorite

You have to do the work in your marriage, but it has to be laid on a strong foundation of love.

- Robin Wright

Love, Strong, Laid, Foundation

Hollywood is a suction for your confidence or your faith or your togetherness. Just walking on the street you can feel it.

- Robin Wright

Hollywood, Just Walking, Street

I'm a hedonist when it comes to culinary delights.

- Robin Wright

Delights, Culinary

Everyone has the answers.

- Robin Wright

Everyone, Answers

I'm really trying to be in the now - that's so spiritual and stuff. It's just so much more pleasant and sane.

- Robin Wright

More, Pleasant, Really, Sane

For actors in Hollywood, it's very straightforward. We're well-paid animals in a zoo.

- Robin Wright

Straightforward, Very, Animals

I've always wanted to be able to let myself go over the edge.

- Robin Wright

Always, Over, Wanted, Edge

I am not successful, in terms of Hollywood.

- Robin Wright

I Am, Hollywood, Am, Terms

I think I've always been waiting for things to happen.

- Robin Wright

Think, Happen, Always, Waiting

Unless you're a star in this town, you're really nothing.

- Robin Wright

Star, Nothing, Unless, Town

I'd rather attempt something I'm not sure I can do.

- Robin Wright

Something, Rather, Sure, Attempt

You never accomplish everything you want to accomplish.

- Robin Wright

Never, Want, Everything, Accomplish

I hate everything I do. I hate my voice. I sound like a guy.

- Robin Wright

Hate, Voice, Like, Sound

What I'm looking for in people now is kindness.

- Robin Wright

People, Looking, Now, Kindness

I want to be perfect. I don't want to fail. And you always fail.

- Robin Wright

Want, Perfect, Always, Fail

I just love getting dirty.

- Robin Wright

Love, Just, Getting, Dirty

I learned about men from my son.

- Robin Wright

Men, About, Learned, Son

It's just poetry, beauty and love. How hard can that be to act?

- Robin Wright

Love, How, Act, Poetry

Learning what you don't want is how you know what you do want.

- Robin Wright

Want, Know, How, Learning

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