Sally Field Quotes

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Sally Field

Profession : Actress

Birth : November 6, 1946

The opportunities I've had to play really complex characters - which haven't been a lot, but some - you never get over them.

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You know, people really don't understand what actors do.

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The roles... the deep roles that I've gotten to play have turned my course. They've changed my life experience.

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I'm looking for a bunch of new tchotchkes that represent the new part of my life.

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I've done some good work and some not-good work.

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You can't help but feel all the human-rights issues.

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I haven't had an orthodox career.

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The only thing that matters to me is getting to the work - getting to do the work. And I don't really care where it is: whether it's on stage or on television or in film.

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Had there not been a Mary Todd, there would not have been an Abraham Lincoln. She found him when he was a young lawyer and really a bumpkin. No one knew of him, but she recognized his brilliance.

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I really like cable T.V.

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I don't want to look old and worn, but what can you do? My real focus is being an actor. I care more about having the opportunity to play roles that I haven't played than I care if my neck looks like someone's bedroom curtains.

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I wouldn't mind having my heart broken because it would mean that I had that much feeling connected to somebody. And that would be really great.

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In the 1970s and 1980s, I got to do some great work. The Oscars are really nice, but the best part is that I had the opportunity to do that kind of work.

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People really don't understand what actors do.

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