Uma Thurman Quotes

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Uma Thurman

Profession : Actress

Birth : April 29, 1970

I grew up in a mostly Buddhist environment.

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I was not particularly bright, I wasn't very athletic, I was a little too tall, odd, funny looking, I was just really weird as a kid.

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We never left a set until we'd trashed it.

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I was an escapee of childhood. I always wanted to grow up.

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I would love to do something like Austin Powers to show off my comic timing.

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My washing machine overwhelms me with its options and its sophistication.

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I'm an actress and mom, and I probably don't have enough of an active spiritual life. And I don't know why people run around calling themselves by the names of religions when they don't actually practise them.

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But I had a very traditional background as well. My parents are neat people.

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And also I think particularly as a female, you're taught to be defensive your whole life. You're taught not to be aggressive.

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For a writer, they say write what you know. As a performer, you find it in yourself, in your heart. You relate to the character. You try to live it, try to have it be real for you.

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I used to be more paranoid and stressed, constantly worrying about my Plan B. But the truth is I don't have one.

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And I haven't read a lot of blogs but if someone writes about what they care about I'm sure it's interesting.

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I never ever slept again after my first pregnancy.

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Motherhood definitely took the focus off of my work. And I didn't mind. I had a few panics when I thought that if I wanted to work I couldn't get a job anymore and then I would get one once in a while and it would make me feel better.

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I guess somehow I got a reputation of being able to dance.

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