Quotes by Jeanne Tripplehorn

About Jeanne Tripplehorn:

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn is an American film and television actress. Her film career began with the role of a police psychologist in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct (1992), The Firm (1993), and Waterworld (1995). Her television roles include Barbara Henrickson in the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–11), Dr. Alex Blake on CBS police procedural Criminal Minds (2012–14). Tripplehorn was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for her performance as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the 2009 HBO movie Grey Gardens.
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The three of us acting was truly one of the best experiences I've ever had. I really look forward to the days when all three of us shoot together, because the sparks really fly.

Jeanne Tripplehorn

It was really important in my relationship with James Caan that I understood the relationship between the family and the father.

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Finally, after a lot of searching and digging, it was simply the love of family that gave me a road into the character. Once I got into that, and we delved into what it would be like to survive cancer and the ability to see how precious life is, it b...

Jeanne Tripplehorn

But I don't think that it's a form of family that I would be comfortable in. I've found a way to this character and this family, but I still believe that a marriage is between two people and not seven or three.

Jeanne Tripplehorn

The government doesn't really prosecute for polygamy anymore, but a lot of the arrests are of groups supporting themselves through welfare scams or for child abuse. So that was all I'd really heard about polygamists.

Jeanne Tripplehorn

But on the other hand, I talked to a woman who was a working woman, and it was actually great for her, because she had her husband one week of the month and the other three weeks, while he was with his other wives, she got to pursue what she wanted t...

Jeanne Tripplehorn

The press seems to love pitting women against each other.

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Well, I think a lot of people only hear about the extreme, fundamentalist kind of polygamists, because they're always in the news being brought up on charges.

Jeanne Tripplehorn

It was difficult every ten days having a new director. I'm a real collaborator and, as an actor, I want to be directed. It's hard for me to shift gears.

Jeanne Tripplehorn

I've had the same friends for ten, fifteen years.

Jeanne Tripplehorn

I'd really been wanting to do a television series. I was looking for a comedy.

Jeanne Tripplehorn

But we're all so different, we're different ages; we're not vying for the same roles. There's no competition, there's really kind of a sisterhood, on and off the set, you know?

Jeanne Tripplehorn

I've been working on Barb for a while. I looked at her as a sort of every woman. She's incredibly strong; she's incredibly generous. She's seemingly insane because she is in the situation of a polygamous relationship, but she had definite reasons to ...

Jeanne Tripplehorn

I've been playing tennis, and just whatever sport is in front of me I will do.

Jeanne Tripplehorn

You hear about these shows where there are all these women are supposedly always in a catfight, and then you find out in reality that they're all getting along fine.

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Author Bio

  • NameJeanne Tripplehorn
  • DescriptionAmerican actress
  • BornJune 10, 1963
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor