Lea Thompson Quotes

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Lea Thompson

Profession : Actress

Birth : May 31, 1961

It's actually shocking to me how hard it's been to get back into the movie business.

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Sitcoms are usually given short shrift by the acting profession, but it's quite an amazing job.

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You're sexy when you're young. You've got it going on, and then you have your kids, and you give your whole life to your kids, and then they're kind of gone, and like, what do you do? You've got to fight to stay inspired, and you've got to fight to learn new things and stay young in your heart.

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I'm not overweight, but I'm not in shape at all. I do not work out.

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I have to read something positive every single day. I have to have faith that the day is unfolding in a way that is going to be useful to somebody else... For me, living every day in gratitude has been profound for me.

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I don't like a class system. I don't like the idea of being in a different class than other people.

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I enjoy learning about the new technologies. I enjoy getting to know the new fans and dealing with them on their turf.

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I had been a ballet dancer and never could make a living, and just being so excited that I got to, all of a sudden, live as an actor.

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As you get older, you have to fix your insides, because your face naturally gets a little crabby-looking, so if you're thinking mean thoughts, you look doubly mean when you get older. You can't hide it.

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I always felt like my best years would be from 50 to 65 years old. I don't know why. It was a feeling I had even when I was really young.

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I mostly played 'Pac-Man', but I played 'The Sims' with my kids when they were growing up.

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I play a lot of 'Scrabble' with my brother online.

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Casual games are a great way to spend time when you get bored. It's hard to keep people off all their little games.

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I was such a fan of Cyndi Lauper and her whole 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' thing.

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