Quotes by Hope Davis

About Hope Davis:

Hope Davis is an American actress. She has starred in more than 20 feature films, including Flatliners (1990), Next Stop Wonderland (1998), Arlington Road (1999), Mumford (1999), About Schmidt (2002), American Splendor (2003), Proof (2005), Infamous (2006), The Lodger (2009) and Real Steel (2011). For her role in the original Broadway production of God of Carnage in 2009, she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play. She has also received two Emmy Award nominations, for her 2009 role in the TV series In Treatment and the 2010 TV movie The Special Relationship.
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I was never the ingenue, so hopefully that'll make it easier to age and still work. I know a lot of actors who are really dissatisfied with where they're at even though some of them are huge stars and I feel like, 'Oh, my God, you're at the top.' Som...

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But I think Hillary Clinton is one of the most amazing women of this time.

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The network shows tend to be run, in general, in my experience, by committee, and it's hard for actors and writers to do their jobs.

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I'm a New Yorker, and I rarely get to work at home.

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I've seen a lot of the United States, having stayed in so many different cities and towns for work. It's such a strange and fascinating country, and instead of learning about it through a textbook, I would rather discover its history and traditions a...

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Every summer my husband and I pack our suitcases, load our kids into the car, and drive from tense, crowded New York City to my family's cottage in Maine. It's on an island, with stretches of sea and sandy beaches, rocky coasts, and pine trees. We ba...

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When my dad needed a shirt ironed, he would yell downstairs to my mother, who would drop everything and iron his shirt.

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There's nothing I love more than a good cry.

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It's too easy to sum up a person's character in one negative instant, and it doesn't put anything good out into the world.

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You know what I have noticed? And this is really sad. Flying first class is less scary than flying coach. They speak to you and they're so nice to you and they want to help you and they know you want a drink before the plane takes off. And they bring...

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I'm not at a point in my life when I'm analyzing too much.

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I love stories that give me a perspective on how easy American life has become in the 21st century.

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I have not spent years in therapy; I tried therapy in my mid-twenties, and it did not go very well. I just thought, 'This is so not for me. I would rather talk to one of my girlfriends.' I'm not at a point in my life when I'm analyzing too much. I ha...

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I just love to make a whole roomful of people laugh.

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Storytelling is what lights my fire.

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I'm usually called upon to play the dreary suicidal girl.

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I get to play a lot of hysterics.

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I'm not really high-strung now, but I was a very high-strung child.

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I have a husband and children, and it affects me deeply that somebody could be taken away in a second.

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You know how a lot of people say they could go crazy? Well, I feel I live very close to that line.

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Author Bio

  • NameHope Davis
  • DescriptionAmerican actress
  • BornMarch 23, 1964
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor