Robin Wright Quotes

I would have made a lousy stripper. I'm just not very comfortable exposing myself.

I run, lift weights and do yoga to stay in shape.

I honestly don't want to act anymore.

You never accomplish everything you want to accomplish.

I'm not a practice religion freak. I didn't grow up in a religious family, but I have a faith.

Sometimes I think they should set up an asylum for people like that ... a whole slew of paparazzi defending their positions.

I can't imagine going back to long hair. Cutting it was the greatest thing I ever did.

I remember calling directors numerous times and saying, 'Oh, you should cast so-and-so instead of me. They're much better for the role.'

Dark chocolate-covered blueberries are my favorite sweet.

I like the whole package to be good, It's a rarity that that happens, so I end up not working a lot.

I've always been a T-shirt, Levi's, leather jacket, and combat boots kind of girl.

I can't stop moving. I'm like this weird insect. I can't sit still in real life.

It's what still excites me most about acting: letting your imagination go places it's never been before. There's nothing better than that.

I wish I were stronger in areas. Not so consumed or distracted.

What I'm looking for in people now is kindness.

All marriages have their phases.

My son graduated high school and went to Haiti to work for his dad's organization and then extended his stay. It's incredible what he's doing.

I can't imagine having long hair anymore; it's weird.

I am not successful, in terms of Hollywood.

My favorite designers are Levi Strauss and Fruit of the Loom.

Unless you're a star in this town, you're really nothing.

If you're happy, if you're feeling good, then nothing else matters.

I dislike arrogant men and diva behavior in either gender.

Sean's a better person when he's directing. He becomes a queen when he's an actor. And he's so unhappy when he's acting.

I wouldn't be a good model for any designer's idea of what fashion is.

D.C. is more corrupt than Hollywood. It really is.

I'm not up there with Kate Winslet and Julia Roberts. I don't sell tickets. I've known that for a long time.

The word 'demand' is a tricky word when used by our gender. When used by men, it's part of their vernacular.

I could not understand why Meryl Streep, for example, is allowed to work while pregnant and I'm not.

It's just poetry, beauty and love. How hard can that be to act?

Entertainment and escapism - those are the bigger money-making films today.

I have Spanx on. Always! I have to wear them all the time!

I have a house here in California and come back every month and a half to see my kids. And they come to New York.

I'm not exactly the type of actress who does half a dozen films a year.

Most of my memories of Texas are of mosquitoes, watermelons, crickets, and my brother teasing me.

I didn't want to commit to a TV show.

If you get enough sleep, cut back on cigarettes and red meat, you look better the next day.

It makes me believe in fate. In most cases, the readings where I've been really bad have usually been the ones where I got the part.

I want to be perfect. I don't want to fail. And you always fail.

I was technically a Valley Girl, even though I absolutely dreaded being called that. I really hated the idea that I was a Valley Girl.

I'm tired of biting my tongue.

If 'American Beauty' came out today, it wouldn't make nearly as much money.

With 'House of Cards,' you really get the heart and the meat of drama - and it's a thriller!

I just love getting dirty.

Even the busboys at the restaurants have a script to give you. Everybody is in the business.

I'm not in the business of talking about what 'isn't.'

I know what I don't want.

I have always been a good mimic.

I never went to college. I was pregnant at 23.

Would I marry again? No. But never say never. Why marry? It's a beautiful fortress, but I don't need it.

I hate everything I do. I hate my voice. I sound like a guy.

As an actor, I had noticed very vividly that very few directors know how to direct actors because they haven't done it.

I'd rather attempt something I'm not sure I can do.

I'm the homemaker, and that's fine with me because I really like that.

You couldn't pay me enough money to go back to being 20. So many tears; what a nightmare it was. It's much better being older.

I used to ask Sean questions about acting. He's a brilliant actor, but I could never digest his information. I work primarily on an intuitive level.

Divorce in and of itself, and with children, is devastating.

Is that romantic fantasy real? Um, after kids, no. Take the kids away, I don't know. Depends.

Running gets everything done, doesn't it? Covers it all.

I'm really trying to be in the now - that's so spiritual and stuff. It's just so much more pleasant and sane.

You're never going to be able to delve into the character traits of a Michelle Obama or Hillary Clinton.

I think I've always been waiting for things to happen.

I always wanted to get out of L.A., but time passes, and you find excuses to stay.

I don't want to always be the tortured, soulful wife.

I like movies that make you think.

I just pray I can keep working. I just pray I grow old gracefully.

We really enjoy entertaining our children with characters. We'll act out all of The Wizard of Oz together.

I'd rather do 'She's So Lovely' that John Cassavetes wrote versus doing 'Batman.'

I loved Europe so much.

I always loved to dance and move. I probably should have been a mime or something like that.

Just lying in my big bed with Frette sheets. Oh my god, there's nothing better.

I'm trying to do the paleo diet. No carbs.

The best part of shooting 'House of Cards' in Baltimore is eating lots of soft-shell crab.

I secretly want to skydive, even though it's my greatest fear!

No nude scenes. No sex-symbol parts. I want people to recognize me for my work, not just for being pretty.

My mother gave me a sense of independence, a sense of total confidence that we could do whatever it was we set out to do. That's how we were raised.

Sean's movies are provocative and challenging without being slick.

I always look for variety. I always want to run the gamut.

I grew up very fast as a young girl, but I grew slowly into my womanhood.

It took me a long time to grow up.

I've been so anti-tattoos my whole life.

I've been told I've done a lot of flop movies. And I think, 'Wow, I've never considered them flops!' I've loved every character I played.

For actors in Hollywood, it's very straightforward. We're well-paid animals in a zoo.

I have such a little face.

I'm ready to do a Woody Allen comedy.

Maybe I'm a control freak.

Everyone has the answers.

When I had money in the past, I would always travel rather than spend it on big apartments or cars. And I still feel exactly the same way.

I don't know enough about politics. I am out of the loop.

If you're the head of a business, there's a protocol that people have to follow.

I'm a hedonist when it comes to culinary delights.

I've always wanted to be able to let myself go over the edge.

It's just never been in my nature to go out there and go on a red carpet to say, 'Oh, publicize me!'

Hollywood is a suction for your confidence or your faith or your togetherness. Just walking on the street you can feel it.

The older you get, of course, the knowingness of the truth - the ownership of knowing - is louder.

The seasoned woman is going to offer a more seasoned character.

Love is possible as life is possible.

You have to do the work in your marriage, but it has to be laid on a strong foundation of love.

Learning what you don't want is how you know what you do want.

I turned down a lot of things that were so-called commercial. You're coming out of one film, and then they want you to be in the same one.