Quotes by Kristin Scott Thomas

About Kristin Scott Thomas:

Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas is a British actress. She won the Best Supporting Actress BAFTA Award for Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and received a Best Actress Academy Award nomination for The English Patient (1996). For her work in the theatre, she has been nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress five times, winning in 2008 for the Royal Court revival of The Seagull.
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I'm a bit of a Doubting Thomas - always worrying about things.

Kristin Scott Thomas

We all come in different shapes and sizes, and that's fine by me.

Kristin Scott Thomas

I think I'm inspired mostly by other artists that aren't actors, like writers or singers or artists, for being so brave.

Kristin Scott Thomas

Buy, buy, buy, buy! They want to grab you and trap you and turn you into little Elizabeth Hurleys.

Kristin Scott Thomas

Seeing The English Patient is wonderfully draining, but imagine acting in it for six months.

Kristin Scott Thomas

People are always saying, English, English, English rose, and I just feel so completely different.

Kristin Scott Thomas

I do not want to pour out my heart to the world. I am cautious of what I say and to whom.

Kristin Scott Thomas

I find it difficult to explain, but I'm quite ashamed of being an actress.

Kristin Scott Thomas

I do consider myself as being French, I suppose.

Kristin Scott Thomas

Having a career is a bit like navigating an Atlantic crossing - you have to make sure everything is keeping and is balanced.

Kristin Scott Thomas

I used to be so intensely preoccupied by unhappiness... now there are times where you might get down, but you can move on much faster now.

Kristin Scott Thomas

When I speak English, I've been told, I have this patrician way of speaking that's very irritating. It's the whole class thing.

Kristin Scott Thomas

I was very lost as a teenager. Which is a horrible way to feel.

Kristin Scott Thomas

I was terrible at school.

Kristin Scott Thomas

I tend to do things that I'm very frightened of. That's what I do.

Kristin Scott Thomas

I know people think that I always play these characters who are in control and can chop someone's head off with a look.

Kristin Scott Thomas

I never raise my voice!

Kristin Scott Thomas

I like the idea that I'm making things that people might think and argue about.

Kristin Scott Thomas

I think the sheer number of pop stars has kind of drowned out, somewhat, our interest. We're just submerged.

Kristin Scott Thomas

I just don't see very many films. Because I make them.

Kristin Scott Thomas

It's very hard having a career in different continents and two different languages.

Kristin Scott Thomas

Author Bio

  • NameKristin Scott Thomas
  • DescriptionBritish-French actress
  • BornMay 24, 1960
  • CountryFrance; United Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor
  • AwardsKnight Of The Legion Of Honour; Laurence Olivier Award; Officer Of The Order Of The British Empire