Quotes by Uma Thurman

About Uma Thurman:

Uma Karuna Thurman is an American actress and model. She has performed in leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action movies. Following early roles in films such as Dangerous Liaisons (1988), she rose to international prominence in 1994 following her role in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction for which she was nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award. She starred in several more films throughout the 1990s such as The Truth About Cats & Dogs, Batman & Robin, Gattaca and Les Misérables.
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Even, today, when people tell me I'm beautiful, I do not believe a word of it.

Uma Thurman

Buddhism has had a major effect on who I am and how I think about the world. What I have learned is that I like all religions, but only parts of them.

Uma Thurman

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

Uma Thurman

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

Uma Thurman

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

Uma Thurman

I'm lucky to have been raised in the most beautiful place - Amherst, Massachusetts, state of my heart. I'm more patriotic to Massachusetts than to almost any place.

Uma Thurman

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

Uma Thurman

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.

Uma Thurman

I never ever slept again after my first pregnancy.

Uma Thurman

But I think it is always difficult to have high expectations of yourself or anyone else.

Uma Thurman

Fun wouldn't be the right word... it was the most difficult, challenging, physical, extraordinary stretch I've ever had to make, in all those wild regards.

Uma Thurman

I grew up in a mostly Buddhist environment.

Uma Thurman

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

Uma Thurman

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

Uma Thurman

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.

Uma Thurman

Author Bio

  • NameUma Thurman
  • DescriptionAmerican actress and model
  • BornApril 29, 1970
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Film Producer; Film Actor; Model
  • AwardsChevalier Des Arts Et Des Lettres?